Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 518
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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12/03/2015 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Bullard) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 73 - 180
4 and insert:
5 license plates must be deposited into the Grants and Donations
6 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the
7 Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(2) s.
8 20.375(3) and must be used solely for the purpose of creating
9 and implementing programs to benefit women veterans.
10 Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, an
11 applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a Purple
12 Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled veteran’s
13 license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the appropriate
14 special license plate without payment of the license tax imposed
15 by s. 320.08.
16 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
17 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
18 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
19 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
20 of this state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or her
21 unremarried surviving spouse, upon application to the
22 department, shall be issued a license plate as provided in s.
23 320.06, stamped with the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial
24 number. Each application shall be accompanied by proof that the
25 applicant meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or
26 paragraph (b).
27 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
28 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
29 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
30 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
31 States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried
32 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
33 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
34 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
35 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
36 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
37 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a
38 United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the
39 Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his
40 or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special
41 license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of
42 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
43 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
44 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
45 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
46 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
47 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
48 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, upon application to the
49 department accompanied by the payment of the required fees,
50 shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 320.06 which
51 is stamped with the words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the
52 Purple Heart medal followed by the serial number. Each
53 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant is
54 the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple
55 Heart medal.
56 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
57 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
58 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
59 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
60 of this state and a current or former member of the United
61 States Armed Forces who was deployed and served in Korea during
62 the Korean War as defined in s. 1.01(14), upon application to
63 the department accompanied by proof of active membership or
64 former active duty status during the Korean War and payment of
65 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
66 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in
67 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
68 is stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran” and a likeness of
69 the Korean Service Medal, followed by the registration license
70 number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the
71 Korean Service Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for
72 the license plate.
73 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
74 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
75 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
76 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
77 of this state and a current or former member of the United
78 States military who was deployed and served in Vietnam during
79 United States military deployment in Indochina, upon application
80 to the department accompanied by proof of active membership or
81 former active duty status during these operations and payment of
82 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
83 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in
84 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
85 is stamped with the words “Vietnam War Veteran” and a likeness
86 of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed by the registration
87 license number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was
88 awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to establish
89 eligibility for the license plate.
90 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
91 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
92 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
93 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
94 of this state and a current or former member of the United
95 States military who was deployed and served in Saudi Arabia,
96 Kuwait, or another area of the Persian Gulf during Operation
97 Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during
98 Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi
99 Freedom, upon application to the department accompanied by proof
100 of active membership or former active duty status during one of
101 these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle
102 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
103 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license
104 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words
105 “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,” “Operation
106 Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as appropriate,
107 and a likeness of the related campaign medal followed by the
108 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
109 applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq
110 Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War on
111 Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish
112 eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
113 Section 2. Present subsection (3) of section 296.11,
114 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new
115 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
116 296.11 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.—
117 (3) The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to
118 s. 320.089(1)(c) from the sale of Woman Veteran license plates
119 into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Notwithstanding
120 subsection (2), all such moneys must be expended solely for the
121 purpose of creating and implementing programs that benefit women
122 veterans.
123 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 296.38, Florida
124 Statutes, is amended to read:
125 296.38 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.—
126 (2)(a) The home may shall be empowered to receive and
127 accept gifts, grants, and endowments in the name of the home.
128 All such gifts, grants, and endowments shall are to be used for
129 the benefit of the home and its residents. In the absence of a
130 specific directive from the benefactor, the administrator and,
131 together with the director may, shall have the authority to
132 determine how these gifts, grants, and endowments will could
133 best benefit the home and its residents unless the benefactor
134 requests or instructs that the gift, grant, or endowment be used
135 for a specific purpose. The home shall deposit all moneys
136 received pursuant to this subsection into the Grants and
137 Donations Trust Fund. Moneys in the Grants and Donations Trust
138 Fund shall be expended for the common benefit of the residents
139 of the home, such as recreational equipment and supplies,
140 improved facilities, recreational supplies, and goods and
141 services offered or available to all residents.
142 (b) The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to
143 s. 320.089(1)(c) from the sale of Woman Veteran license plates
144 into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Notwithstanding
145 paragraph (a), all such moneys must be expended solely for the
146 purpose of creating and implementing programs that benefit women
147 veterans.
148 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
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150 And the title is amended as follows:
151 Delete lines 2 - 4
152 and insert:
153 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
154 320.089, F.S.; creating a special license plate for
155 recipients of the Bronze Star medal; requiring any
156 revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
157 license plates to be deposited into the Grants and
158 Donations Trust Fund, instead of the Operations and
159 Maintenance Trust Fund; conforming a cross-reference;
160 amending ss. 296.11 and 296.38, F.S.; requiring
161 certain homes to deposit all moneys received from the
162 sale of Woman Veteran license plates into the Grants
163 and Donations Trust Fund; requiring that such moneys
164 be expended for certain purposes;