THE BILL ITSELF
SB 880
Specialty License Plates/Miami Northwestern Alumni Association
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 880 By Senator Jones 34-00165-26 2026880__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
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s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of
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Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Miami
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Northwestern Alumni Association license plate;
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specifying design elements for the plate; providing
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for distribution and use of fees collected from the
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sale of the plate; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (136) is added to section 320.08058,
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Florida Statutes, to read:
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320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
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(136) MIAMI NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LICENSE
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PLATES.—
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(a) The department shall develop a Miami Northwestern
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Alumni Association license plate as provided in this section and
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s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved
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by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of
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the plate, and the words “Miami Northwestern Alumni Association”
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must appear at the bottom of the plate.
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(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
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distributed to the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc.,
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which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative
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costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must
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be used by the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc., to
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fund academic programs, athletic programs, and need-based
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scholarships for the benefit of Miami Northwestern Senior High
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School students and the Miami Northwestern Senior High School
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Performing and Visual Arts Center.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.