Florida Senate - 2015 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for HB 329
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: SA1/C
04/22/2015 10:19 AM . 04/24/2015 09:09 AM
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Senator Hays moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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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 World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; special license
18 plates; fee.—
19 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
20 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
21 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
22 use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United
23 States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a
24 Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida
25 National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a
26 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, an active or retired member
27 of any branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a
28 recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
29 Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat
30 Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross shall, upon
31 application to the department, accompanied by proof of release
32 or discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces,
33 proof of active membership or retired status in the Florida
34 National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor
35 Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in Pearl
36 Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal
37 recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any branch
38 of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
39 membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., or
40 other proof of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge,
41 Combat Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge, Combat Action
42 Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying
43 Cross, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as
44 provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
45 provided by s. 320.06, upon which, in lieu of the serial numbers
46 prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words
47 “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,”
48 “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded
49 veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat
50 Medical Badge,” or “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action
51 Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or “Distinguished
52 Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the related
53 campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial number of the
54 license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart plate may have the
55 words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of
56 the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
57 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
58 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
59 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
60 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
61 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
62 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
63 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
64 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
65 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
66 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
67 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
68 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
69 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
70 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
71 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
72 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
73 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to
74 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license
75 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a
76 disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be
77 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of
78 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
79 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
80 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
81 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
82 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
83 of this the state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or
84 her their unremarried surviving spouse, shall, upon application
85 therefor to the department, shall be issued a license plate as
86 provided in s. 320.06, on which license plate are stamped with
87 the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial number. Each
88 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant
89 meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph
90 (b).
91 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
92 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
93 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
94 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
95 States were engaged in combat, or his or her their unremarried
96 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
97 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
98 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
99 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
100 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
101 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she who was
102 not a United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war
103 when the Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in
104 combat, or his or her their unremarried surviving spouse, may be
105 issued the special license plate provided for in this subsection
106 upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
107 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
108 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
109 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
110 which is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident
111 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
112 recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall, upon application
113 therefor to the department accompanied by, with the payment of
114 the required fees, shall be issued a license plate as provided
115 in s. 320.06, on which is license plate are stamped with the
116 words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
117 followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
118 accompanied by proof that the applicant is the unremarried
119 surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
120 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
121 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
122 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
123 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
124 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
125 a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces,
126 and who was deployed and served in Korea during the Korean War
127 as defined in s. 1.01(14), shall, upon application to the
128 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
129 active duty status during the Korean War, and upon payment of
130 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
131 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
132 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
133 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran,”
134 and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal, followed by the
135 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
136 applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is sufficient to
137 establish eligibility for the license plate.
138 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
139 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
140 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
141 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
142 hire or commercial use, who is a resident of this the state and
143 a current or former member of the United States military, and
144 who was deployed and served in Vietnam during United States
145 military deployment in Indochina shall, upon application to the
146 department, accompanied by proof of active membership or former
147 active duty status during these operations, and, upon payment of
148 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
149 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 upon which,
150 in lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s.
151 320.06, is shall be stamped with the words “Vietnam War
152 Veteran,” and a likeness of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed
153 by the registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
154 applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to
155 establish eligibility for the license plate.
156 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
157 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
158 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
159 which automobile, truck, or recreational vehicle is not used for
160 hire or commercial use who is a resident of this the state and a
161 current or former member of the United States military who was
162 deployed and served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or another area of
163 the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation
164 Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom;
165 or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom shall, upon
166 application to the department, accompanied by proof of active
167 membership or former active duty status during one of these
168 operations, and upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle
169 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
170 provided by s. 320.06 upon which, in lieu of the registration
171 license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is shall be stamped with
172 the words “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,”
173 “Operation Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as
174 appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign medal
175 followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof
176 that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal,
177 Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War
178 on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish
179 eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
180 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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183 And the title is amended as follows:
184 Delete everything before the enacting clause
185 and insert:
186 A bill to be entitled
187 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
188 320.089, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway
189 Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue Woman Veteran,
190 World War II Veteran, Navy Submariner, Combat Action
191 Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, and
192 Distinguished Flying Cross license plates; specifying
193 qualifications and requirements for the plates;
194 requiring that any revenue generated from the sale of
195 Woman Veteran license plates be deposited into the
196 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund to be used for
197 certain purposes; providing an effective date.