Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 974
       
       
        
       By Senator Truenow
       
       
       
       
       
       13-01356-26                                            2026974__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to medical marijuana use registry
    3         identification cards for veterans; amending s.
    4         381.986, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to
    5         charge a reduced fee for the issuance, replacement, or
    6         renewal of medical marijuana use registry
    7         identification cards for qualified patients who are
    8         honorably discharged veterans; providing requirements
    9         for proof of identification; providing an effective
   10         date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of
   15  section 381.986, Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
   17         (7) IDENTIFICATION CARDS.—
   18         (f) The department shall charge a reduced fee of $15 for
   19  the issuance, replacement, or renewal of an identification card
   20  for a qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s.
   21  1.01(14), if the application includes a copy of any of the
   22  following as proof of veteran status:
   23         1. A DD-214 form;
   24         2. A Department of Veterans Affairs identification card or
   25  a Uniformed Services identification card indicating retired
   26  status; or
   27         3. A Florida driver license bearing the veteran
   28  designation.
   29         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.