Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 112
Ì881074+Î881074
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RS .
03/19/2015 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Grimsley) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
2
3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to
6 read:
7 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
8 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
9 recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces
10 reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
11 Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon recipients;
12 Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; Distinguished Flying
13 Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans;
14 Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans;
15 Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom
16 Veterans; and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans;
17 Navy Combat Veterans; Marine Corps Combat Veterans; Air Force
18 Combat Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners;
19 special license 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 Navy Combat Veteran, a
25 Marine Corps Combat Veteran, an Air Force Combat Veteran, a
26 World War II Veteran, a Navy Submariner, an active or retired
27 member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack
28 on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, an
29 active or retired member of any branch of the United States
30 Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat Infantry
31 Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge, Combat
32 Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished
33 Flying Cross shall, upon application to the department,
34 accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of
35 the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or
36 retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of
37 membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of
38 active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof
39 of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of active or
40 retired membership in any branch of the United States Armed
41 Forces Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat
42 Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., or other proof of being a
43 recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
44 Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat
45 Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of
46 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
47 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06, upon which,
48 in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall
49 be stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “Navy
50 Combat Veteran,” “Marine Corps Combat Veteran,” “Air Force
51 Combat Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National
52 Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “U.S.
53 Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” or
54 “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat
55 Action Medal,” or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate,
56 and a likeness of the related campaign medal or badge, followed
57 by the serial number of the license plate. Additionally, the
58 Purple Heart plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on
59 the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing
60 on the plate.
61 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
62 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
63 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
64 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
65 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
66 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
67 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
68 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
69 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
70 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
71 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
72 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
73 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
74 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
75 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
76 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
77 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to
78 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license
79 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a
80 disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be
81 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of
82 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
83 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
84 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
85 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
86 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
87 of this the state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or
88 her their unremarried surviving spouse, shall, upon application
89 therefor to the department, shall be issued a license plate as
90 provided in s. 320.06, on which license plate are stamped with
91 the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial number. Each
92 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant
93 meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph
94 (b).
95 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
96 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
97 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
98 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
99 States were engaged in combat, or his or her their unremarried
100 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
101 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
102 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
103 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
104 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
105 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she who was
106 not a United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war
107 when the Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in
108 combat, or his or her their unremarried surviving spouse, may be
109 issued the special license plate provided for in this subsection
110 upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
111 (3) Each 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 is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
115 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
116 recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall, upon application
117 therefor to the department accompanied by, with the payment of
118 the required fees, shall be issued a license plate as provided
119 in s. 320.06, on which is license plate are stamped with the
120 words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
121 followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
122 accompanied by proof that the applicant is the unremarried
123 surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
124 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
125 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
126 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
127 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
128 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
129 a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces,
130 and who was deployed and served in Korea during the Korean War
131 as defined in s. 1.01(14), shall, upon application to the
132 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
133 active duty status during the Korean War, and upon payment of
134 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
135 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
136 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
137 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran,”
138 and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal, followed by the
139 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
140 applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is sufficient to
141 establish eligibility for the license plate.
142 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
143 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
144 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
145 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
146 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
147 a current or former member of the United States military, and
148 who was deployed and served in Vietnam during United States
149 military deployment in Indochina shall, upon application to the
150 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
151 active duty status during these operations, and, upon payment of
152 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
153 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
154 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
155 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Vietnam War
156 Veteran,” and a likeness of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed
157 by the registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
158 applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to
159 establish eligibility for the license plate.
160 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
161 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
162 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
163 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
164 hire or commercial use who is a resident of this the state and a
165 current or former member of the United States military who was
166 deployed and served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or another area of
167 the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation
168 Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom;
169 or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom shall, upon
170 application to the department, accompanied by proof of active
171 membership or former active duty status during one of these
172 operations, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle
173 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
174 provided by s. 320.06 upon which, in lieu of the registration
175 license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall be stamped with
176 the words “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,”
177 “Operation Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as
178 appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign medal
179 followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof
180 that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal,
181 Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War
182 on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish
183 eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
184 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
185
186 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
187 And the title is amended as follows:
188 Delete everything before the enacting clause
189 and insert:
190 A bill to be entitled
191 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
192 320.089, F.S.; authorizing the department to issue
193 Woman Veteran, Navy Combat Veteran, Marine Corps
194 Combat Veteran, Air Force Combat Veteran, World War II
195 Veteran, Navy Submariner, Combat Action Ribbon, Air
196 Force Combat Action Medal, and Distinguished Flying
197 Cross license plates; specifying qualifications and
198 requirements for the plates; requiring that any
199 revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
200 license plates be deposited into the Operations and
201 Maintenance Trust Fund to be used for certain
202 purposes; providing an effective date.