CS/CS/SB 364, an 'Act Relating to Specialty License Plates', has been approved by the Florida Legislature and is being sent to the Governor for approval.
The bill reduces the number of allowable specialty plates to 135, from 150, and adds another 8 proposed specialty plates to the Presale Program, upon approval by FLHSMV: Inter Miami CF, Safe Haven for Newborns, PAP Corp Champions for Cancer Research, Learn to Fly, Florida Swims, Down Syndrome Awareness, Gopher Tortoise and Take Stock in Children. HB 163 (filed by Reps Hinson, Tant and Woodson on 9/22/2021) and SB 424 (filed by Sen Berman on 10/8/2021) – proposed the 'Ethical Ecotourism' specialty license plate for the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism and Paddle Florida, Inc. This was not heard in any Committee and was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. SB 1154 (filed by Sen Stewart on 12/2/2021) – proposed the ‘Orlando United’ specialty license plate for the LGBT+ Center Orlando, Inc. and onePULSE Foundation, Inc. for the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016. This was not heard in any Committee and was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. According to the latest data release from FLHSMV, there are currently 33 specialty plates in the Presale Voucher process, and with the 8 new ones, there will be 41. The Senate Bill analysis for the bill that just passed states that there are currently 123 specialty license plates and there are 3 more, plus the nine 'Divine 9' specialty plates that have already completed the presale process, which will bring the number of specialty plates to 135. The bill, which awaits the governor's signature, reduces the number of allowable specialty plates to 135, from 150
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Digital License Plates CS/CS/HB 91 (Filed by Rep Duran on 9/13/2021) After passing both the Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee and Commerce Committee, sat on Second Reading on the House Floor. Was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. Lobbyists that registered for this bill were: Floridian Partners, LLC: Jorge Chamizo for Reviver Auto Jeff Kottkamp PA: Barney Bishop for Airplate, LLC Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. Elizabeth D’Silva Alvi filed on behalf of Audubon Florida The companion bill, CS/SB 1178 (filed by Sen Broxson on 12/7/2021), passed both the Transportation Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Committee, but sat in Appropriations from 2/17/22 without hearing. Was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. The only registered lobbyist firm that filed for this bill was Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. Digital License Plates/The ‘License Plate Modernization Act of 2022’ HB 815 (filed by Reps Killebrew and Fine on 12/1/2021) was never heard in any Committee and was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Lobbyists that registered for this bill were: Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. Capital City Consulting, LLC: Megan Fay and Ronald C LaFace, Jr, for 3M Company Capital City Consulting, LLC: Nicholas V Iarossi for Dealer Services Network, LLC Ramba Consulting Group, LLC: Allison S Carvajal, for Florida Automobile Dealers Association. SB 812 (filed by Sen Baxley on 11/03/2021), referenced as the ‘License Plate Modernization Act of 2022’ was never heard in any Committee. Was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. Lobbyists that registered for this bill were: Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. Jeff Kottkamp, PA, Jeffrey D Kottkamp for Airplate, LLC Private Vendor License Plate Sales. HB 555 (filed by Rep Byrd on 11/9/2021) never got heard in any Committee and then was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. Lobbyists that registered for this bill were: Mercury Public Affairs: Keith Marino Cabrera for License Plates of Texas, LLC [an indication appeared in the House Lobbyist filing that SB 824 was included, but was not filed in the Senate side] Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. Ramba Consulting Group, LLC: Allison S Carvajal, for Florida Automobile Dealers Association. Capital City Consulting: Megan Fay, for 3M Company and American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility The Senate companion bill, SB 824 (filed by Sen Gruters on 11/4/2021) never got heard in any committee and then was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12.00 AM. The only registered lobbyist firm that filed for this bill was Ronald L Book PA: Ronald L Book for AutoNation, Inc., Dealer Services Network, LLC, Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc., K.A.S & Associates, Inc. and Rana G Brown for AutoNation, Inc. and Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc. The moral of the story is, don't have Ron Book on the opposite side of your bill!
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