Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 112
Ì217292/Î217292
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/19/2015 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Grimsley) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Substitute for Amendment (881074) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to
7 read:
8 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
9 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
10 recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces
11 reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
12 Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon recipients;
13 Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; Distinguished Flying
14 Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans;
15 Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans;
16 Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom
17 Veterans; and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans;
18 World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; special license
19 plates; fee.—
20 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
21 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
22 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
23 use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United
24 States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a
25 Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida
26 National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a
27 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, an active or retired member
28 of any branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a
29 recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
30 Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat
31 Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross shall, upon
32 application to the department, accompanied by proof of release
33 or discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces,
34 proof of active membership or retired status in the Florida
35 National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor
36 Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in Pearl
37 Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal
38 recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any branch
39 of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
40 membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., or
41 other proof of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge,
42 Combat Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge, Combat Action
43 Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying
44 Cross, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as
45 provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
46 provided by s. 320.06, upon which, in lieu of the serial numbers
47 prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words
48 “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,”
49 “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded
50 veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat
51 Medical Badge,” or “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action
52 Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or “Distinguished
53 Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the related
54 campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial number of the
55 license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart plate may have the
56 words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of
57 the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
58 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
59 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
60 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
61 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
62 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
63 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
64 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
65 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
66 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
67 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
68 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
69 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
70 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
71 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
72 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
73 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
74 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to
75 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license
76 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a
77 disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be
78 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of
79 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
80 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
81 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
82 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
83 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
84 of this the state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or
85 her their unremarried surviving spouse, shall, upon application
86 therefor to the department, shall be issued a license plate as
87 provided in s. 320.06, on which license plate are stamped with
88 the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial number. Each
89 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant
90 meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph
91 (b).
92 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
93 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
94 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
95 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
96 States were engaged in combat, or his or her their unremarried
97 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
98 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
99 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
100 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
101 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
102 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she who was
103 not a United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war
104 when the Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in
105 combat, or his or her their unremarried surviving spouse, may be
106 issued the special license plate provided for in this subsection
107 upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
108 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
109 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
110 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
111 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
112 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
113 recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall, upon application
114 therefor to the department accompanied by, with the payment of
115 the required fees, shall be issued a license plate as provided
116 in s. 320.06, on which is license plate are stamped with the
117 words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
118 followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
119 accompanied by proof that the applicant is the unremarried
120 surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
121 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
122 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
123 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
124 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
125 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
126 a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces,
127 and who was deployed and served in Korea during the Korean War
128 as defined in s. 1.01(14), shall, upon application to the
129 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
130 active duty status during the Korean War, and upon payment of
131 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
132 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
133 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
134 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran,”
135 and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal, followed by the
136 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
137 applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is sufficient to
138 establish eligibility for the license plate.
139 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
140 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
141 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
142 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
143 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
144 a current or former member of the United States military, and
145 who was deployed and served in Vietnam during United States
146 military deployment in Indochina shall, upon application to the
147 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
148 active duty status during these operations, and, upon payment of
149 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
150 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
151 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
152 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Vietnam War
153 Veteran,” and a likeness of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed
154 by the registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
155 applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to
156 establish eligibility for the license plate.
157 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
158 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
159 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
160 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
161 hire or commercial use who is a resident of this the state and a
162 current or former member of the United States military who was
163 deployed and served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or another area of
164 the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation
165 Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom;
166 or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom shall, upon
167 application to the department, accompanied by proof of active
168 membership or former active duty status during one of these
169 operations, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle
170 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
171 provided by s. 320.06 upon which, in lieu of the registration
172 license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall be stamped with
173 the words “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,”
174 “Operation Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as
175 appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign medal
176 followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof
177 that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal,
178 Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War
179 on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish
180 eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
181 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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184 And the title is amended as follows:
185 Delete everything before the enacting clause
186 and insert:
187 A bill to be entitled
188 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
189 320.089, F.S.; authorizing the department to issue
190 Woman Veteran, World War II Veteran, Navy Submariner,
191 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal,
192 and Distinguished Flying Cross license plates;
193 specifying qualifications and requirements for the
194 plates; requiring that any revenue generated from the
195 sale of Woman Veteran license plates be deposited into
196 the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund to be used
197 for certain purposes; providing an effective date.