Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (314566) for CS for SB 784
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  05/01/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Braynon) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 1081 - 1234
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 19. Subsection (2), paragraphs (ee), (eee), (qqq),
    6  and (rrr) of subsection (4), and paragraph (a) of subsection
    7  (10) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to
    8  read:
    9         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   10         (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
   11  to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle or a dealer under s.
   12  320.13, except a vehicle registered under the International
   13  Registration Plan, a commercial truck required to display two
   14  license plates pursuant to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon
   15  request and payment of the appropriate license tax and fees.
   16         (b)A dealer license plate under s. 320.13 may be a
   17  specialty license plate. The plate shall be differentiated from
   18  other specialty license plates by a decal, developed by the
   19  department, located on the upper left corner of the plate which
   20  identifies the specialty license plate as a dealer license
   21  plate.
   22         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   23  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   24         (ee) American Red Cross license plate, $25.
   25         (eee) Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate, $25.
   26         (qqq) St. Johns River license plate, $25.
   27         (rrr) Hispanic Achievers license plate, $25.
   28         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
   29  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
   30  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
   31  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
   32  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
   33  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
   34  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
   35  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
   36  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
   37  plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (kk), (iii), and
   38  (uuu) (ll), (kkk), and (yyy) and s. 320.0891.
   39         Section 20. Subsections (31), (57), (69), and (70) of
   40  section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, are repealed.
   41         Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
   42  320.08068, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   43         320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.—
   44         (4) A license plate annual use fee of $20 shall be
   45  collected for each motorcycle specialty license plate. Annual
   46  use fees shall be distributed to The Able Trust as custodial
   47  agent. The Able Trust may retain a maximum of 10 percent of the
   48  proceeds from the sale of the license plate for administrative
   49  costs. The Able Trust shall distribute the remaining funds as
   50  follows:
   51         (b) Twenty percent to Preserve Vision Prevent Blindness
   52  Florida.
   53         Section 22. Subsection (7) is added to section 320.086,
   54  Florida Statutes, to read:
   55         320.086 Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless
   56  carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military
   57  vehicles.—
   58         (7) For purposes of this section, a trailer is considered a
   59  motor vehicle.
   60         Section 23. Section 320.0875, Florida Statutes, is created
   61  to read:
   62         320.0875 Purple Heart motorcycle special license plate.—
   63         (1) Upon application to the department and payment of the
   64  license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a
   65  resident of this state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is
   66  not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple
   67  Heart motorcycle special license plate if he or she provides
   68  documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a
   69  recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
   70         (2) The Purple Heart motorcycle special license plate shall
   71  be stamped with the words “Combat-wounded Veteran” followed by
   72  the serial number of the license plate. The Purple Heart
   73  motorcycle special license plate may have the term “Purple
   74  Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart
   75  medal appearing on the plate.
   76         Section 24. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   77  320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   78         320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
   79  of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
   80  recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces
   81  reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
   82  Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon recipients;
   83  Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; Distinguished Flying
   84  Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans;
   85  Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans;
   86  Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom
   87  Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans;
   88  World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; Special license
   89  plates for military servicemembers, veterans, and Pearl Harbor
   90  survivors; fee.—
   91         (1)(a) Upon application to the department and payment of
   92  the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, a
   93  resident of this state who owns or leases Each owner or lessee
   94  of an automobile or truck for private use or recreational
   95  vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not
   96  used for hire or commercial use, shall be issued a license plate
   97  pursuant to the following if the applicant provides the
   98  department with proof he or she meets the qualifications listed
   99  in this section for the applicable license plate:
  100         1. A person released or discharged from any branch who is a
  101  resident of the state and a veteran of the United States Armed
  102  Forces shall be issued a license plate stamped with the words
  103  “Veteran” or “Woman Veteran” followed by the serial number of
  104  the license plate., a Woman Veteran,
  105         2. A World War II Veteran shall be issued a license plate
  106  stamped with the words “WWII Veteran” followed by the serial
  107  number of the license plate.,
  108         3. A Navy Submariner shall be issued a license plate
  109  stamped with the words “Navy Submariner” followed by the serial
  110  number of the license plate.,
  111         4. An active or retired member of the Florida National
  112  Guard shall be issued a license plate stamped with the words
  113  “National Guard” followed by the serial number of the license
  114  plate.
  115         5. A member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or
  116  other person on active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December
  117  7, 1941, shall be issued a license plate stamped with the words
  118  “Pearl Harbor Survivor” followed by the serial number of the
  119  license plate., a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
  120         6. A recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall be issued a
  121  license plate stamped with the words “Combat-wounded Veteran”
  122  followed by the serial number of the license plate. The Purple
  123  Heart plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on the
  124  plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on
  125  the plate.,
  126         7. An active or retired member of any branch of the United
  127  States Armed Forces Reserve shall be issued a license plate
  128  stamped with the words “U.S. Reserve” followed by the serial
  129  number of the license plate.
  130         8. A member of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc.,
  131  or a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical
  132  Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Air Force
  133  Combat Action Medal shall be issued a license plate stamped with
  134  the words “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,”
  135  “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” or “Air Force
  136  Combat Action Medal,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the
  137  related campaign badge, ribbon, or medal, followed by the serial
  138  number of the license plate.
  139         9. A recipient of the, or Distinguished Flying Cross shall
  140  be issued a license plate stamped with the words “Distinguished
  141  Flying Cross” and a likeness of the Distinguished Flying Cross
  142  followed by the serial number of the license plate.
  143         10. A recipient of the Bronze Star shall be issued a
  144  license plate stamped with the words “Bronze Star” and a
  145  likeness of the Bronze Star followed by the serial number of the
  146  license plate, upon application to the department, accompanied
  147  by proof of release or discharge from any branch of the United
  148  States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or retired
  149  status in the Florida National Guard, proof of membership in the
  150  Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of active military
  151  duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a
  152  Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of active or retired
  153  membership in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
  154  Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s
  155  Association, Inc., proof of being a recipient of the Combat
  156  Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge,
  157  Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
  158  Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax
  159  for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a
  160  license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the
  161  serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the
  162  words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy
  163  Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat
  164  wounded veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,”
  165  “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action
  166  Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or “Distinguished
  167  Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the related
  168  campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial number of the
  169  license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart plate may have the
  170  words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of
  171  the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
  172         Section 25. Subsection (4) is added to section 320.13,
  173  Florida Statutes, to read:
  174         320.13 Dealer and manufacturer license plates and
  175  alternative method of registration.—
  176         (4) A dealer license plate under this section may be a
  177  specialty license plate pursuant to s. 320.08056(2). The plate
  178  shall be differentiated from other specialty license plates by a
  179  decal, developed by the department, located on the upper left
  180  corner of the plate which identifies the specialty license plate
  181  as a dealer license plate.
  182  
  183  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  184  And the title is amended as follows:
  185         Delete lines 101 - 120
  186  and insert:
  187         320.08056, F.S.; requiring the department to issue a
  188         specialty license plate to a certain dealer;
  189         authorizing a dealer license plate to be a specialty
  190         license plate; requiring the plate to be
  191         differentiated from other specialty license plates by
  192         a decal, subject to certain requirements; deleting the
  193         American Red Cross, Donate Organs-Pass It On, St.
  194         Johns River, and Hispanic Achievers license plates;
  195         conforming cross-references; repealing s.
  196         320.08058(31), (57), (69), and (70), F.S., relating to
  197         the American Red Cross, Donate Organs-Pass It On, St.
  198         Johns River, and Hispanic Achievers license plates,
  199         respectively; amending s. 320.08068, F.S.; requiring
  200         The Able Trust to distribute a specified percentage of
  201         annual use fees from motorcycle specialty license
  202         plates to Preserve Vision Florida, rather than to
  203         Prevent Blindness Florida; amending s. 320.086, F.S.;
  204         providing that, for purposes of this section, a
  205         trailer is considered a motor vehicle; creating s.
  206         320.0875, F.S.; providing for a motorcycle special
  207         license plate to be issued to a recipient of the
  208         Purple Heart; providing requirements for the plate;
  209         amending s. 320.089, F.S.; providing for a special
  210         license plate to be issued to a recipient of the
  211         Bronze Star; making technical changes; amending s.
  212         320.13, F.S.; authorizing a dealer license plate to be
  213         a specialty license plate; requiring the plate to be
  214         differentiated from other specialty license plates by
  215         a decal, subject to certain requirements; amending s.