Florida Senate - 2025                              CS for SB 574
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Collins
       
       
       
       
       
       596-02862-25                                           2025574c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to toll exemptions for Purple Heart
    3         medal recipients; amending s. 338.155, F.S.; revising
    4         eligibility for toll exemptions to include operators
    5         displaying a Purple Heart special license plate or a
    6         Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   12  338.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         338.155 Payment of toll on toll facilities required;
   14  exemptions.—
   15         (1)(a) A person may not use a toll facility without payment
   16  of tolls, except:
   17         1. An employee of the agency operating the toll project
   18  when using the toll facility on official state business.
   19         2. State military personnel while on official military
   20  business.
   21         3. A person with a disability as provided in subsection
   22  (3).
   23         4. A person exempt from toll payment by the authorizing
   24  resolution for bonds issued to finance the facility.
   25         5. A person exempt on a temporary basis where use of such
   26  toll facility is required as a detour route.
   27         6. A law enforcement officer operating an official vehicle
   28  while on official law enforcement business.
   29         7. A person operating a fire vehicle while on official
   30  business or a rescue vehicle while on official business.
   31         8. A person participating in the funeral procession of a
   32  law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of
   33  duty.
   34         9. A person operating a motor vehicle displaying a Purple
   35  Heart special license plate or a motorcycle displaying a Purple
   36  Heart special motorcycle license plate.
   37         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.