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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/HB 841

Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal
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State Affairs Committee; Fabricio; Rizo
FILED BY
Tom Fabricio — District 110, Republican [search donations]
Alex Rizo — District 112, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Rules

Filed under Transportation.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal; Requires renewal to be recorded electronically & removes provisions relating to validation stickers.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Ends Florida's license plate validation sticker requirement.

Vehicle owners will no longer receive a physical validation sticker for their license plate. Instead, each renewal payment is simply recorded electronically, whether the registration runs 12 months, 24 months, or is permanent.

The department is no longer required to supply tax collectors and license plate agents with validation stickers, and the requirement that stickers be made of retroreflective material specified by the department is also repealed.

One sticker-related rule survives untouched: large fleets, 250 or more vehicles for certain taxed vehicles, or 50 or more for semitrailers, may still move a validation sticker between same-owner vehicles, even though nothing requires the department to issue stickers anymore.

Five other statutes are updated only to fix cross-references and renumbering caused by deleting the sticker-supply subsection; none of those changes affect anyone's rights or duties.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Renewals recorded electronically instead of with a sticker majors. 320.06(1)(c)

AIFor every registration period, standard, extended, or permanent, the state no longer issues a validation sticker upon renewal. Instead the renewal itself is recorded electronically once the license tax and fees are paid.

“the renewal shall be recorded electronically upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 12 months”
§ 2 Department no longer must supply validation stickers moderates. 320.06(2)

AIThe department's duty to keep tax collectors and license plate agents stocked with validation stickers is repealed entirely, consistent with renewals now being recorded electronically rather than through a physical sticker.

“The department shall provide the several tax collectors and license plate agents with the necessary number of validation stickers” bill text, line 113 →
§ 3 Retroreflective-material spec for stickers is repealed technicals. 320.06(2)(a)

AIThe requirement that validation stickers themselves be treated with retroreflective material, sized as the department specifies, and made to adhere to the plate is deleted, since stickers are being phased out.

“Validation stickers must also be treated with a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by the department” bill text, line 123 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Rules
2/26/2026
Received
2/26/2026
Referred to Rules
2/25/2026
In Messages
2/25/2026
CS passed; YEAS 93, NAYS 17
2/25/2026
Read 3rd time
2/25/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Read 2nd time
2/19/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/18/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/18/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/18/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/17/2026
CS Filed
2/17/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/17/2026
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/17/2026
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2/13/2026
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
1/29/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
1/29/2026
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
1/29/2026
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
1/27/2026
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/5/2026
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
12/19/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 320.06
+24 / −198
s. 320.04
+1 / −7
s. 320.08035
+2 / −2
s. 320.0807
+1 / −1
s. 320.084
+2 / −8
s. 320.102
+1 / −1
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