F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 675 2023
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of
4 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Recycle
5 Florida license plate and a Florida Association of
6 Realtors license plate; providing for distribution and
7 use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;
8 providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Subsections (127) and (128) are added to
13 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
15 (127) RECYCLE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
16 (a) The department shall develop a Recycle Florida license
17 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
18 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
19 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
20 words "Recycle Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
21 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
22 the sale of the plate until all startup costs for developing and
23 issuing the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, the annual
24 use fees from the sale of the plate shall be distributed to
25 Recycle Florida Today, Inc., to be used to increase public
Page 1 of 2
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb0675-00
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 675 2023
26 awareness about the importance of recycling, resource
27 conservation, and environmental stewardship; to promote robust,
28 comprehensive, and sustainable recycling programs; and to
29 support the professional development of persons employed in
30 fields including, but not limited to, recycling, conservation,
31 and sustainability.
32 (128) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS LICENSE PLATES.—
33 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Association of
34 Realtors license plate as provided in this section an d s.
35 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
36 the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
37 plate, and the words "Support Homeownership" must appear at the
38 bottom of the plate.
39 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
40 be distributed to Homeownership For All, Inc., which may use up
41 to 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate.
42 The remainder of the proceeds shall be used by Homeownership For
43 All, Inc., to fund programs that provide, promote, or otherwise
44 support affordable housing in this state.
45 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.
Page 2 of 2
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb0675-00