Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1514
       
       
        
       By Senator Torres
       
       
       
       
       
       25-01648-24                                           20241514__
    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.; providing a waiver of the issuance and
    5         renewal fees for a medical marijuana use registry
    6         identification card for veterans; providing
    7         requirements for proof of identification; providing an
    8         effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of
   13  section 381.986, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
   15         (7) IDENTIFICATION CARDS.—
   16         (f) A qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s.
   17  1.01(14), is not required to pay the fee for the issuance or
   18  renewal of a medical marijuana use registry identification card.
   19  A qualified patient must provide the department with a copy of
   20  one of the following as proof of identification:
   21         1. A DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
   22  Defense;
   23         2. A veteran health identification card, issued by the
   24  United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
   25         3. A veteran identification card, issued by the United
   26  States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
   27  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.