SunPass

SunPass was introduced on April 24, 1999, and by October 1 of the same year, more than 100,000 SunPass transponders had been sold.{{cite book |url=http://www.floridasturnpike.com/documents/reports/50thBookFinal.pdf |title=Florida's Turnpike 50 Year Celebration |year=2007 |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = July 31, 2009}}{{cite web |access-date=September 10, 2021 |title=Florida's Turnpike History: 1990s |url=https://floridasturnpike.com/about/floridas-turnpike-history/#1571942670174-6b0ce363-83d6 |website=Florida's Turnpike |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation}}

In early 2009, all Easy Pay customers automatically became SunPass Plus customers if they opt-in and have the privilege of using their transponders to pay for airport parking at Tampa, Orlando, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami airports. Customers were also able to opt out of the program.{{cite web |url=https://www.sunpass.com/airportParking |title=SunPass Plus Airport Parking |access-date = March 9, 2012 |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422170905/https://www.sunpass.com/airportParking |archive-date = April 22, 2012}}

The Mini was introduced on July 1, 2008, and became available at retail locations. The Mini is a RFID passive transponder, about the size of a credit card, and uses no batteries. The transponder must be mounted on the glass windshield of the vehicle to work properly and, once applied, cannot be removed from a windshield without destroying the pass. The SunPass Mini sticker will not work on motorcycle windshields as they are not made of glass.{{cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbsunpass0811sbaug11,0,4121039.story |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120911185654/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbsunpass0811sbaug11,0,4121039.story |url-status = dead |archive-date = September 11, 2012 |department=Topic Galleries |title=South Florida |work=Sun Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, FL |access-date = February 19, 2010}}{{cite web|access-date=September 10, 2021 |title=SunPass |url=https://floridasturnpike.com/tolls/sunpass/ |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation |website=Florida's Turnpike}}

SunPass Portable (or SunPass Pro) transponders can be transferred between vehicles.

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SunPass-only toll lanes on most toll roads in Florida allow a vehicle to proceed through the tollbooth at speeds of up to {{convert|25|mph|abbr=on}} as a safety precaution. The Turnpike utilizes all-electronic tolling (AET) and toll by plate which handles highway speeds. The mainline toll barriers have dedicated lanes capable of full-speed automatic toll collection at up to {{convert|65|mph|abbr=on}}.

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise converted the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike, the Sawgrass Expressway, and the Veterans Expressway to open road tolling, utilizing the SunPass transponders, in September 2010, February 2011, April 2014, and June 2014 respectively, ceasing cash collection. This allows free-flowing movement on both toll roads, moving through toll gantries at the former toll plazas. Motorists without a SunPass are billed through toll by plate.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampa-xway.com/images/editor/08-19_AET%20Conversion_Rev2.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192324/http://www.tampa-xway.com/images/editor/08-19_AET%20Conversion_Rev2.pdf |url-status=dead |title=Selmon Expressway Converts to All-Electronic Tolling Sept. 17|archive-date=July 16, 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampa-xway.com/images/editor/LaneShifts%20Feb%202010.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192255/http://www.tampa-xway.com/images/editor/LaneShifts%20Feb%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |title=Selmon Expressway Prepares for September 2010 Conversion to All-Electronic Tolling|archive-date=July 16, 2011}}{{cite news |first=Grayson |last=Kamm |publisher=WTSP |date=January 13, 2009 |url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/bye-bye-toll-booths-selmon-expressway-to-stop-taking-cash/67-391713568 |title=Bye bye, toll booths: Selmon Expressway to stop taking cash |access-date=September 10, 2021}} Toll-by-Plate uses cameras and sends a bill to the registered owner of the vehicle. The bill consists of the toll and an administrative fee.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Turnbell |work=Sun Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, FL |date=February 14, 2011 |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-02-14/news/fl-turnpike-toll-by-plate-20110214_1_debit-card-or-cash-cash-collection-open-road-tolling |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217095122/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-02-14/news/fl-turnpike-toll-by-plate-20110214_1_debit-card-or-cash-cash-collection-open-road-tolling |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 17, 2011 |title=Turnpike to stop taking cash on Homestead Extension Feb. 19}} If the person fails to pay the toll and accompanying fees at all, the person would be fined $100 plus the tolls owed; in some cases, court costs, points against the driver's license, and the suspension of the license and registration would also be levied.{{cite web |url=https://www.sunpass.com/violationsCustomer |title=SunPass: "Violations - SunPass Customer" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127023935/https://www.sunpass.com/violationsCustomer |archive-date=January 27, 2013}}

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SunPass is fully interoperable with E-Pass (from the Central Florida Expressway Authority), O-Pass (from Osceola County, which has been folded into E-Pass), LeeWay (from Lee County toll bridges) and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) toll roads.

SunPass, like other electronic toll collection (ETC) systems in Florida, was not initially compatible with systems outside of Florida. The federal MAP-21 transportation bill passed in July 2012 required all toll facilities to have interoperable road tolling systems by October 1, 2016, but it was not met.{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Christopher |title=When will we have a nationwide toll transponder system? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2018/09/27/nationwide-toll-system-state-transponders-incompatible/1443102002/ |access-date = August 28, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=September 27, 2018}} SunPass announced in 2012 for plans to eventually become interoperable with E-ZPass.{{cite news |url=http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jun/04/in-the-know-floridas-sunpass-soon-to-be-with-e/ |title=In the Know: Florida's SunPass soon to be interoperable with E-ZPass in 14 states |date=June 4, 2012 |first=Tim |last=Aten |work=Naples News |access-date = July 28, 2012}} As a step towards this, the older battery-powered SunPass transponders were phased out by the end of 2015; new batteryless models can work with tolling equipment in other states.{{cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-sunpass-glitches-20130731,0,673851.story |title=SunPass to replace oldest transponders |date=August 1, 2013 |first=Michael |last=Turnbell |work=Sun Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, FL |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823142241/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-sunpass-glitches-20130731,0,673851.story |url-status=dead }}{{cite press release |url=http://www.floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/2015/Battery%20operated%20transponders%20no%20longer%20accepted%20after%20December%2031,%202015.pdf |title=Battery operated transponders no longer accepted after December 31, 2015 |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date = July 6, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150707083004/http://www.floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/2015/Battery%20operated%20transponders%20no%20longer%20accepted%20after%20December%2031%2C%202015.pdf |archive-date = July 7, 2015 |website=Florida's Turnpike |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation}}

On July 29, 2013, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise made an interoperability agreement with North Carolina Turnpike Authority and its NC Quick Pass, allowing SunPass holders to utilize North Carolina's toll roads and lanes.{{cite press release |url=https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=8570 |title=North Carolina's Quick Pass and Florida's SunPass Now Function as One |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |location=Raleigh, NC |date=July 29, 2013 |access-date = August 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130805190415/https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=8570 |archive-date = August 5, 2013 |url-status = dead}}{{cite press release |url=http://www.floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/2013/SunPass%20Welcomes%20North%20Carolina%20QuickPass%20Motorists%20to%20Florida%20Toll%20Roads.pdf |title=SunPass Welcomes North Carolina Quick Pass Motorists to Florida Toll Roads |date=July 29, 2013 |website=Florida's Turnpike |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = August 1, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130805131012/http://floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/2013/SunPass%20Welcomes%20North%20Carolina%20QuickPass%20Motorists%20to%20Florida%20Toll%20Roads.pdf |archive-date = August 5, 2013}}

On November 12, 2014, an interoperability agreement was made with Georgia's Peach Pass, allowing SunPass holders to utilize the I-85 Express lanes and any future toll roads or lanes in the state.{{cite news |first=Karen |last=Huppertz |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/peach-pass-now-works-on-florida-and-north-carolina/nh57P/ |title=Peach Pass now works on Florida and North Carolina toll roads |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 12, 2014 |access-date = November 13, 2014}}{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Turnbell |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sunpass-georgia-20141112-story.html |title=SunPass now good in both Georgia, N.C. |work=Sun-Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, FL |date=November 12, 2014 |access-date = November 13, 2014}}

The C-Pass system operated by Miami-Dade County Public Works on the Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways was replaced by SunPass and pay-by-plate on September 23, 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/rickenbacker-venetian-causeway-tolls-convert-to-sunpass/ |title=Rickenbacker & Venetian Causeway Tolls Convert To SunPass |date=September 17, 2014}}

In July 2020, E-ZPass announced that SunPass would be compatible with E-ZPass by the end of 2020, along with Peach Pass in 2021. On May 28, 2021, the Florida Turnpike Enterprise announced that its SunPass facilities would begin accepting E-ZPass. In addition, E-ZPass facilities began accepting SunPass Pro transponders (but not earlier SunPass transponders such as the SunPass Portable and SunPass Mini).{{cite news |title=Newest SunPass Transponders Will Work with Other States' E-ZPass Toll Readers |website=FOX 13 Tampa Bay |location=Tampa |publisher=WTVT-TV |agency=News Service of Florida |date=May 28, 2021 |url=https://www.fox13news.com/news/newest-sunpass-transponders-will-work-with-other-states-e-zpass-toll-readers |access-date = May 28, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Florida Turnpike Teams Up with Multi-State E-ZPass System |website=CBS Miami |location=Miami |publisher=WFOR-TV |date=May 28, 2021 |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/28/florida-turnpike-sunpass-ezpass/ |access-date = May 28, 2021}}

On February 27, 2023, it was announced that SunPass was compatible with toll roads in Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as on certain toll roads in Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksturnpike.com/kansas-turnpike-compatible-with-florida|title=Kansas Turnpike compatible with Florida|date=February 27, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunpass.com/en/about/aboutsunpass.shtml|title=SunPass: About SunPass}} Both the SunPass Mini and SunPass Pro transponders are supported. Certain transponders from these three states can be used on all roads operated by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. However, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas transponders cannot be used on any tolled roads maintained by the Central Florida Expressway Authority.

In March 2025, the Harris County Toll Road Authority reached an interoperability agreement with the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. SunPass is accepted statewide in Texas, and both EZ Tag & TxTag are accepted on all roads operated by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise.{{Cite web|url= https://www.hctra.org/Harris_County_Toll_Road_Authority_Expands_Connectivity|title=Harris County Toll Road Authority Expands Connectivity|access-date=April 22, 2025}}

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