Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (589602) for CS for SB 1458
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/22/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Richter) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (247252) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1484 and 1485
    5  insert:
    6         Section 29. Paragraph (aaaa) is added to subsection (4) of
    7  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
    8         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
    9         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   10  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   11         (aaaa) Republican Party of Florida and Florida Democratic
   12  Party license plates, $35.
   13         Section 30. Subsection (79) is added to section 320.08058,
   14  Florida Statutes, to read:
   15         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   16         (79) REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA and FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC
   17  PARTY LICENSE PLATES.—
   18         (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
   19  Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
   20  and s. 320.08053(1), the department shall develop a Republican
   21  Party of Florida license plate and a Florida Democratic Party
   22  license plate, as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
   23  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “I VOTE” must
   24  appear at the bottom of the plate. The plates must bear the
   25  colors and design approved by the department. The official logo
   26  of the Republican Party of Florida or the Florida Democratic
   27  Party must appear between the numerals.
   28         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of Republican plates
   29  shall be distributed to the Republican Party of Florida and the
   30  annual use fees from the sale of Democratic plates shall be
   31  distributed to the Florida Democratic Party.
   32         (c) The respective parties may use a maximum of 15 percent
   33  of such fees for administrative costs and marketing of the
   34  plates. The balance of such fees shall be deposited by each
   35  party into a separate account and used to support voter
   36  registration, absentee ballot registration, and voter contact
   37  activities. Such revenues may not be used for political
   38  advertisements as defined in s. 106.011.
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   40  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   41         And the title is amended as follows:
   42         Delete line 110
   43  and insert:
   44         Registration Plan; amending ss. 320.08056 and
   45         320.08058, F.S.; creating a Republican Party of
   46         Florida license plate and a Florida Democratic Party
   47         license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the
   48         plates; providing for the distribution of annual use
   49         fees received from the sale of the plates; amending s.
   50         320.18, F.S.; providing