Bill Text: FL S1200 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Divine Nine Specialty License Plates
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 676 (Ch. 2021-177) [S1200 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1200-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1200 By Senator Thurston 33-01638-21 20211200__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to Divine Nine specialty license 3 plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising 4 distribution of annual use fees from the sale of the 5 plates; providing eligibility requirements for 6 issuance of a plate; authorizing a plate to be 7 personalized and to be displayed on certain vehicles; 8 prohibiting the transfer of a plate between vehicle 9 owners; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Subsection (101) of section 320.08058, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 16 (101) DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES.— 17 (a) The department shall develop a Divine Nine license 18 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053 using a 19 standard template and a unique logo, graphic, or color for each 20 of the organizations listed in sub-subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i. 21(b)2.a.-i.The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 22 the department,and must include the official logo, graphic, or 23 color as appropriate for each organization. The word “Florida” 24 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Divine Nine” 25 must appear at the bottom of the plate. 26 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 27 distributed as follows: 28 1. Five percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the 29 United Negro College Fund, Inc., for college scholarships for 30 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black 31 colleges and universities. 32 2. Ten percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the 33 Association to Preserve African-American Society, History, and 34 Tradition (PAST), Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate. 35 3.2.The remaining 8595percent of the proceeds shall be 36 distributed to one of the following organizations as selected by 37 the purchaser of the plate who, upon fulfilling the requirements 38 of paragraph (c), shall receive a license plate with the logo, 39 graphic, or color associated with the appropriate recipient 40 organization: 41 a. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.— 42(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida 43 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., to promote community 44 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural 45 service activities within this state. 46(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida47Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., solely for the marketing of48the plate.49 b. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.— 50(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha 51 Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., to promote 52 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 53 and cultural service activities within this state. 54(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa55Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., solely for the56marketing of the plate.57 c. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.— 58(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the 59 Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to 60 promote community awareness and action through educational, 61 economic, and cultural service activities within this state. 62(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern63Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., solely for the64marketing of the plate.65 d. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.— 66(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State 67 of Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., to promote 68 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 69 and cultural service activities within this state. 70(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of71Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., solely for the72marketing of the plate.73 e. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.— 74(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta 75 Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., to promote community 76 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural 77 service activities within this state. 78(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research79and Educational Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of80the plate.81 f. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.— 82(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the TMB 83 Charitable Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and 84 action through educational, economic, and cultural service 85 activities within this state. 86(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the TMB Charitable87Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.88 g. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.— 89(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida 90 Pearls, Inc., to promote community awareness and action through 91 educational, economic, and cultural service activities within 92 this state. 93(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida94Pearls, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.95 h. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.— 96(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma 97 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., to promote 98 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 99 and cultural service activities within this state. 100(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma101Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., solely for the102marketing of the plate.103 i. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.— 104(I)Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the 105 National Iota Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness 106 and action through educational, economic, and cultural service 107 activities within this state. 108(II)Ten percent shall be distributed to the National Iota109Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.110 (c)1. To be eligible for issuance of a Divine Nine license 111 plate representing an organization listed in sub-subparagraphs 112 (b)3.a.-i., a person must be a resident of this state who is the 113 registered owner of a motor vehicle and who is a member of the 114 applicable organization. The person must also present proof of 115 membership in the organization, which may be established by: 116 a. A card distributed by the organization indicating the 117 person’s membership in the organization; or 118 b. A written letter on the organization’s letterhead which 119 is signed by the organization’s national president or his or her 120 designated official and which states that the person was 121 inducted into the organization. 122 2. Proof of membership in an organization listed in sub 123 subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i. is required only for initial issuance 124 of a Divine Nine license plate. A person need not present such 125 proof for renewal of the license plate. 126 (d) A Divine Nine license plate: 127 1. May be personalized. 128 2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, may be 129 displayed on a privately owned passenger motor vehicle, pickup 130 truck, motorcycle, boat, or pleasure motor vehicle including, 131 but not limited to, a recreational vehicle. 132 3. May not be transferred between vehicle owners. 133 134 License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have 135 their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the 136 minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(8)(a) and 137 for determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). 138 License plates created pursuant to this subsection must be 139 ordered directly from the department. 140 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.