Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 246
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Burgess moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory amendment)
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    3         Between lines 147 and 148
    4  insert:
    5         (141) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES.—
    6         (a) The department shall develop a United States Naval
    7  Academy license plate as provided in this section and s.
    8  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
    9  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   10  plate, and the words “Go Navy, Beat Army!” must appear at the
   11  bottom of the plate.
   12         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   13  distributed to the Jacksonville Chapter of the Naval Academy
   14  Alumni Association, which may use up to 10 percent of the fees
   15  for administrative costs related to promotion and marketing of
   16  the plate. The chapter shall use the remaining fees to provide
   17  grants to charitable organizations in this state which directly
   18  support veterans and their families for purposes including, but
   19  not limited to:
   20         1. Providing food or shelter.
   21         2. Providing service animals or support animals to wounded
   22  veterans.
   23         3. Supporting children of servicemembers killed in the line
   24  of duty.
   25         (142) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES.—
   26         (a) The department shall develop a United States Military
   27  Academy license plate as provided in this section and s.
   28  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   29  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   30  plate, and the words “Go Army, Beat Navy!” must appear at the
   31  bottom of the plate.
   32         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   33  distributed to Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., which may use up
   34  to 10 percent of the fees for administrative costs related to
   35  promotion and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees
   36  must be used by Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., to fund the
   37  Florida Veterans Legal Helpline.
   38  
   39  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   40  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   41         Delete line 29
   42  and insert:
   43  Statutes, is amended, and subsections (136) through (142) are