Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 922
Barcode 874918
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
01/11/2012 .
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The Committee on Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
(Bennett) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 233 - 337
4 and insert:
5 320.089 Members of National Guard and active United States
6 Armed Forces reservists; former prisoners of war; survivors of
7 Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal recipients; Operation Iraqi
8 Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; Combat Infantry
9 Badge recipients; Vietnam War Veterans; special license plates;
10 fee.—
11 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
12 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
13 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
14 use, who is a resident of the state and an active or retired
15 member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack
16 on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, or an
17 active or retired member of any branch of the United States
18 Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat Infantry
19 Badge shall, upon application to the department, accompanied by
20 proof of active membership or retired status in the Florida
21 National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor
22 Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in Pearl
23 Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal
24 recipient, or proof of active or retired membership in any
25 branch of the Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of membership in
26 the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., or other proof of
27 being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, and upon payment
28 of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, be
29 issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06, upon which, in
30 lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, shall be
31 stamped the words “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,”
32 “Combat-wounded veteran,” or “U.S. Reserve,” or “Combat Infantry
33 Badge,” as appropriate, followed by the serial number of the
34 license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart plate may have the
35 words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of
36 the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
37 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
38 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
39 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
40 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
41 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
42 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
43 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
44 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
45 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
46 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
47 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
48 (c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary,
49 an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a
50 Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled
51 veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the
52 appropriate special license plate without payment of the license
53 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
54 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
55 private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or
56 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
57 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
58 of the state and who is a former prisoner of war, or their
59 unremarried surviving spouse, shall, upon application therefor
60 to the department, be issued a license plate as provided in s.
61 320.06, on which license plate are stamped the words “Ex-POW”
62 followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
63 accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the qualifications
64 specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).
65 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
66 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
67 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
68 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
69 States were engaged in combat, or their unremarried surviving
70 spouse, may be issued the special license plate provided for in
71 this subsection without payment of the license tax imposed by s.
72 320.08.
73 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
74 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
75 the Armed Forces of the United States who was not a United
76 States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the Armed
77 Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or their
78 unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special license
79 plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of the
80 license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
81 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
82 private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or
83 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
84 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
85 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
86 recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall, upon application
87 therefor to the department, with the payment of the required
88 fees, be issued a license plate as provided in s. 320.06, on
89 which license plate are stamped the words “Purple Heart” and the
90 likeness of the Purple Heart medal followed by the serial
91 number. Each application shall be accompanied by proof that the
92 applicant is the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of
93 the Purple Heart medal.
94 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
95 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
96 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
97 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
98 hire or commercial use who is a resident of the state and a
99 current or former member of the United States military who was
100 deployed and served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom or in
101 Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom shall, upon
102 application to the department, accompanied by proof of active
103 membership or former active duty status during one of these
104 operations, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle
105 as provided in s. 320.08, be issued a license plate as provided
106 by s. 320.06 upon which, in lieu of the registration license
107 number prescribed by s. 320.06, shall be stamped the words
108 “Operation Iraqi Freedom” or “Operation Enduring Freedom,” as
109 appropriate, followed by the registration license number of the
110 plate.
111 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
112 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
113 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
114 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
115 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of the state and a
116 current or former member of the United States military, and who
117 was deployed and served in Vietnam during United States military
118 deployment in Indochina shall, upon application to the
119 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
120 active duty status during these operations, and upon payment of
121 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, be
122 issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which, in
123 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
124 shall be stamped the words “Vietnam War Veteran,” followed by
125 the registration license number of the plate.
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128 And the title is amended as follows:
129 Delete lines 9 - 13
130 and insert:
131 period of war; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; providing
132 for the issuance of a Combat Infantry Badge license
133 plate; providing qualifications and requirements for
134 the plate; providing for the use of proceeds from the
135 sale of the plate; providing for issuance of a Vietnam
136 War Veterans’ license plate; providing qualifications
137 and requirements for the plate; creating s. 683.146,
138 F.S.;