Senator Manny Diaz (R-Hialeah Gardens) has filed SB 292 to create a specialty license plate for Inter Miami CF. The funds are intended to be distributed to the Inter Miami CF Foundation Corporation, to plan and execute sports-based development and direct-service community programs, initiatives and events, with a maximum of 10% to be used for marketing and promotion.
Senator Diaz was born in Hialeah, is the Chair of the Senate Health Policy Committee and was elected to the Florida Senate in 2018 after having served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012-2018. 

​After losing 13 of 23 matches this season in the MLS, Inter Miami now has its sights on Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero. Despite the apparent interest from Inter Miami, the same report also noted that salary caps in the U.S. could cause a bit of a problem for Romero’s potential move to MLS.
The Argentine’s current salary is around the region of £100,000-per-week ($134,000), an amount Beckham’s side might not be able to match at the moment.
Beckham's MLS franchise is also linked to move for Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud, Eurosport reported. In fact, Beckham has reportedly made an offer of $5.3 million for the striker earlier this month.

Senator Diaz has also filed SB 342, requiring tax collectors to determine service charges collected by privately owned license plate agents for motor vehicle titles; requiring that additional service charges be itemized and disclosed to the person paying them; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a contract with the tax collector for a certain purpose; requiring tax collectors and approved license plate agents to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department for a certain purpose.

​A graphic designer from Boca Raton has come up with the winning design in a contest to create a specialty license plate saying that “Florida Stands with Israel.” Daniel Ackerman’s blue, white and orange design was chosen among more than 100 submissions in a competition sponsored by the Israeli-American Council, the group said in a news release.
The bipartisan slate of four lawmakers who initiated the law passed this year launching the competition along with Gabe Groisman, the mayor of Bal Harbour, served as the judges.

​“The concept focuses on Florida’s state flower, the orange blossom,” Ackerman said in the release. “The beauty of this flower, contrasted against the Star of David in the form of a tropical leaf, represents the Florida-Israel relationship and the fruit this partnership bears, ultimately benefiting both states. The symbol interacts with the two waves on top and bottom giving nod to the Israeli flag, Florida’s sandy tourist destinations, and Israel’s deserts in bloom.” 
​You can order by clicking here (additional fees apply) or at your local Tax Collector's office or DMV.
The plate will go into production once 3,000 applicants have paid for presale vouchers. Proceeds will go in part to Hatzalah of Miami-Dade, an organization of volunteer paramedics.

​Funds raised from the new specialty plate will benefit individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Best Buddies International, a nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has announced that Florida residents can now pre-purchase the organization's first-ever specialty license plate featuring Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback, Tom Brady.
"With his recent move to Florida, we are incredibly excited to team up with long-time Global Ambassador Tom Brady for the new Best Buddies specialty license plate. Since 2003, Tom has proven himself to be a committed advocate for individuals with disabilities, and we're grateful that his commitment to our mission-driven initiatives will continue to create friendships, jobs, leadership development training, and inclusive living opportunities for people with special abilities here in the sunshine state," said Anthony K. Shriver, Founder & CEO of Best Buddies International.
"Best Buddies is a fantastic organization with a great message to spread, and I am so proud to support their work," said Tom Brady. "I hope my involvement as a Global Ambassador will continue to bring attention to the organization's mission of friendship and inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities." You can order by clicking here (additional fees apply) or at your local Tax Collector's office or DMV. You can also contact Best Buddies directly to see if they have negotiated a deal with a Tax Collector to reduce the processing fees.

The St. George Island Lighthouse Association received a $24,000 grant from the Florida Lighthouse Association to assist in some much-needed repairs needed to the lighthouse. The lighthouse has several broken glass panes and significant rust on the bird cage of the lantern room and the masonry tower also requires some cleaning and painting.
The $24,000 grant comes from the Florida Lighthouse Association’s Gene Oakes License Plate Fund. This grant program is funded entirely by the Visit Our Lights license plate and used only for the preservation of Florida’s historic lighthouse stations.

Over $180,000 in grants were awarded to Florida lighthouses through this program in 2020
The lighthouse association has contracted with Razorback, LLC out of Tarpon Springs to handle the specialized repairs and the work is scheduled to begin in January.
The scope of work includes removing all of the glass and sandblasting and painting the bird cage with a special three paint process. After the rust mitigation and sandblasting of the bird cage is complete all new glass will be installed with enhanced window glazing and new rubber gasketing systems. The masonry tower will also be cleaned and painted during this timeframe.
The lighthouse will be closed for the month of January and potentially into the beginning of February to complete these repairs but the museum and gift shop will remain open. The total cost for the repairs is $94,000.

Money collected from the Florida specialty license plate for the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida is going to help buy Silver Springs State Park’s first wheelchair-accessible glass bottom boat.
The foundation donated $20,000 for the boat, using money raised through the Protect Florida Springs license plate.
“Florida’s springs are unique in the country and around the world. It is a travesty that anyone would be limited from experiencing their natural wonder,” foundation President and CEO Andrew Walker said in a press release issued Tuesday.
Currently, there are 9,412 Protect Florida Springs plates on the road, with each contributing $25 to support springs conservation. 

According to the official presale count on the FLHSMV website, 8,381 presale vouchers have been purchased as of December 6, 2020, representing $209,525.00 in advance specialty license plate user fees; $41,805.00 for state specialty license plate processing fees and $25,143.00 for county service charge/branch fees; for a total of $276,573.00.
A total of 102,000 vouchers must be sold if all proposed specialty plates are to be approved, for a total of $3,366,000.00.
Newly approved Specialty License Plates will be issued in the order they appear in the list established in Florida Statute s.320.08058; provided the organization has met the presale requirement of 3,000, or 4,000 for out-of-state colleges or universities. (The Divine 9 need a combined 3,000.)
According to FLHSMV, the data is pulled weekly from a source that can be 5 days behind. Additionally, they had a database migration that occurred in stages over the past few weeks, part of their Motorist Modernization project. Once that data catches up, they anticipate the data to be more current on a weekly refresh schedule. Also, some counties have a 3rd party vendor handling their pre-sales and those may not have made it into the DMV systems yet. 
You can order by clicking here (additional fees apply) or at your local Tax Collector's office or DMV. 
As of 12/6/20, the first 10 listed by priority plates have sold the below referenced number of vouchers:

1. Blue Angels (2,098) Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and the National Flight Academy​.
2. Ducks Unlimited (7) “Conserving Florida Wetlands” (Ducks Unlimited, Inc.)
3. ​Auburn University (432) “War Eagle” (Tampa Bay Auburn Club)
4. Beat Childhood Cancer (6) (75% to Beat Nb and 25% to Ryan Callahan Foundation)
5. Walt Disney World (1,045) (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida, Inc.)
6. Florida 4-H (13) (Florida 4-H Club Foundation, Inc)
7. Donate Life Florida (70) “Donors Save Lives” (Donate Life Florida and the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry)
8. Florida State Beekeepers Association (16) “Save the Bees”
9. Rotary (10) (Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.)
10. Highwaymen (2) (City of Fort Pierce)

As of 12/6/20, the top 5 Presale Voucher specialty plates are:
1. BLUE ANGELS: 2,098
2. DIVINE 9: 1,587
3. COASTAL CONSERVATION: 1,107
4. WALT DISNEY WORLD: 1,045
5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY: 432

Newly approved Specialty License Plates will be issued in the order they appear in the list established in Florida Statute s.320.08058; provided the organization has met the presale requirement of 3,000, or 4,000 for out-of-state colleges or universities. (The Divine 9 need a combined 3,000.)
FLHSMV has now gone live with an interactive presale voucher portal. The data is pulled weekly from a source that can be 5 days behind. Additionally, they had a database migration that occurred in stages over the past few weeks, part of their Motorist Modernization project. Once that data catches up, they anticipate the data to be more current on a weekly refresh schedule. Also, some counties have a 3rd party vendor handling their pre-sales and those may not have made it into the DMV systems yet. 
All presale vouchers can be purchased online here, or at your local Tax Collector's Office.
As of 11/29/20, the first 10 listed by priority plates have sold the below referenced number of vouchers:

1. Blue Angels (1,250) Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and the National Flight Academy​.
2. Ducks Unlimited (1) “Conserving Florida Wetlands” (Ducks Unlimited, Inc.)
3. ​Auburn University (311) “War Eagle” (Tampa Bay Auburn Club)
4. Beat Childhood Cancer (1) (75% to Beat Nb and 25% to Ryan Callahan Foundation)
5. Walt Disney World (777) (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida, Inc.)
6. Florida 4-H (12) (Florida 4-H Club Foundation, Inc)
7. Donate Life Florida (40) “Donors Save Lives” (Donate Life Florida and the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry)
8. Florida State Beekeepers Association (5) “Save the Bees”
9. Rotary (0) (Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.)
10. Highwaymen (1) (City of Fort Pierce)

The full list can be viewed here.