No. HB 231
Filed under Transportation.
Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDDirects DHSMV to design and issue a new UFC-branded specialty license plate, with "Florida" at the top and "UFC Lives Here" at the bottom, following the standard specialty-plate process in Florida law.
The UFC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, receives the plate's annual use fees and may keep up to 10 percent of that money for its own promotion and marketing of the plate.
The Foundation must spend the rest on charities aligned with its mission, with examples given such as children's hospitals and first-responder support, and on youth mentorship programs run with local law enforcement agencies.
AIRequires DHSMV to develop a new Ultimate Fighting Championship specialty license plate under the state's standard specialty-plate process.
AIRoutes all annual use fees from sales of the plate to the UFC Foundation, a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, rather than to a state program.
AIAllows the UFC Foundation to spend up to 10 percent of the fee proceeds promoting and marketing the plate itself, rather than putting all proceeds toward charitable programs.
AILocks the plate's design into statute, requiring the word "Florida" at the top and "UFC Lives Here" at the bottom.