Florida HB 231: Risk Protection Orders

Bill Text

HB 231 2026

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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

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2
s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of 3
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an 4
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; 5
providing for distribution and use of fees collected 6
from the sale of the plate; providing an effective 7
date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (136) is added to section 320.08058, 12
Florida Statutes, to read: 13
320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 14
(136) ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) LICENSE 15
PLATES.— 16
(a) The department shall develop an Ultimate Fighting 17
Championship (UFC) license plate as provided in this section and 18
s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved 19
by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of 20
the plate, and the words "UFC Lives Here" must appear at the 21
bottom of the plate. 22
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 23
distributed to the UFC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation under 24
s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 25

HB 231 2026

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hb231-00
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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

10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The 26
UFC Foundation shall use the remainder of the proceeds to 27
support charities and nonprofits in this state that align with 28
the foundation's mission and goals, such as children's 29
hospitals, support for first responders and the military, and 30
youth advocacy and mentorship, and to fund the development and 31
operation of youth mentorship programs in partnership with local 32
law enforcement agencies. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026. 34