Florida Senate - 2016 SB 588
By Senator Hutson
6-00695-16 2016588__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
3 320.089, F.S.; providing for a special license plate
4 to be issued to a recipient of the Bronze Star; making
5 technical changes; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 320.089, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
12 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
13 recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces
14 reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
15 Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon recipients;
16 Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; Distinguished Flying
17 Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans;
18 Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans;
19 Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom
20 Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans;
21 World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; Special license
22 plates for military service members, veterans, and Pearl Harbor
23 survivors; fee.—
24 (1)(a) Upon application to the department and payment of
25 the license tax for a vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, a
26 resident of this state who owns or leases Each owner or lessee
27 of an automobile or a truck for private use or a recreational
28 vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not
29 used for hire or commercial use, shall be issued a license plate
30 pursuant to the following if the applicant provides the
31 department with proof that he or she meets the qualifications
32 specified in this subsection for the applicable license plate:
33 1. A person released or discharged from any branch who is a
34 resident of the state and a veteran of the United States Armed
35 Forces shall be issued a license plate stamped with the term
36 “Veteran” or, upon request, a “Woman Veteran” followed by the
37 serial number of the license plate.,
38 2. A World War II veteran shall be issued a license plate
39 stamped with the term “WWII Veteran” followed by the serial
40 number of the license plate.,
41 3. A Navy submariner shall be issued a license plate
42 stamped with the term “Navy Submariner” followed by the serial
43 number of the license plate.,
44 4. An active or retired member of the Florida National
45 Guard shall be issued a license plate stamped with the term
46 “National Guard” followed by the serial number of the license
47 plate.
48 5. A member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or
49 any other person on active military duty at Pearl Harbor on
50 December 7, 1941, shall be issued a license plate stamped with
51 the term “Pearl Harbor Survivor” followed by the serial number
52 of the license plate., a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
53 6. A recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall be issued a
54 license plate stamped with the term “Combat-wounded Veteran”
55 followed by the serial number of the license plate. The Purple
56 Heart plate may have the term “Purple Heart” stamped on the
57 plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal may appear on
58 the plate.,
59 7. An active or retired member of any branch of the United
60 States Armed Forces Reserve shall be issued a license plate
61 stamped with the term “U.S. Reserve” followed by the serial
62 number of the license plate.
63 8. A member of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc.,
64 or a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical
65 Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Air Force
66 Combat Action Medal shall be issued a license plate stamped with
67 the term “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,”
68 “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” or “Air Force
69 Combat Action Medal,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the
70 related campaign medal or badge followed by the serial number of
71 the license plate.
72 9. A recipient of the, or Distinguished Flying Cross shall
73 be issued a license plate stamped with the term “Distinguished
74 Flying Cross” and a likeness of the Distinguished Flying Cross
75 followed by the serial number of the license plate.
76 10. A recipient of the Bronze Star shall be issued a
77 license plate stamped with the term “Bronze Star” and a likeness
78 of the Bronze Star followed by the serial number of the license
79 plate., upon application to the department, accompanied by proof
80 of release or discharge from any branch of the United States
81 Armed Forces, proof of active membership or retired status in
82 the Florida National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl
83 Harbor Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in
84 Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart
85 medal recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any
86 branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
87 membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof
88 of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
89 Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air
90 Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and
91 upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in
92 s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
93 320.06 which, in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s.
94 320.06, is stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,”
95 “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl
96 Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,”
97 “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action
98 Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,”
99 or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness
100 of the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial
101 number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart
102 plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and
103 the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
104 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
105 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
106 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
107 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
108 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
109 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
110 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
111 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
112 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
113 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
114 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
115 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
116 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
117 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
118 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
119 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
120 benefit women veterans.
121 (d) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary,
122 an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a
123 Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled
124 veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the
125 appropriate special license plate without payment of the license
126 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
127 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.