Bill Text: FL S1734 | 2017 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Special License Plates
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development [S1734 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S1734-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2017 CS for SB 1734
By the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and
Domestic Security; and Senator Rouson
583-03352A-17 20171734c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to special license plates; amending s.
3 320.089, F.S.; providing for special license plates to
4 be issued to Bronze Star or Bronze Star with the “V”
5 device recipients; making technical changes; providing
6 an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 320.089, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
13 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
14 recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces
15 reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or
16 Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon recipients;
17 Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; Distinguished Flying
18 Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans;
19 Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans;
20 Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom
21 Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans;
22 World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; Special license
23 plates for military servicemembers, veterans, and Pearl Harbor
24 survivors; fee.—
25 (1)(a) Upon application to the department and payment of
26 the license tax for a vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, a
27 resident of this state who owns or leases Each owner or lessee
28 of an automobile or a truck for private use or a recreational
29 vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not
30 used for hire or commercial use, shall be issued a license
31 plate, as provided by s. 320.06, pursuant to the following
32 procedure if the applicant provides the department with proof
33 that he or she meets the qualifications specified in this
34 subsection for the applicable license plate:
35 1. A person released or discharged from any branch who is a
36 resident of the state and a veteran of the United States Armed
37 Forces shall be issued a license plate stamped with the term
38 “Veteran” or, upon request, a “Woman Veteran” followed by the
39 serial number of the license plate.,
40 2. A World War II veteran shall be issued a license plate
41 stamped with the term “WWII Veteran” followed by the serial
42 number of the license plate.,
43 3. A Navy submariner shall be issued a license plate
44 stamped with the term “Navy Submariner” followed by the serial
45 number of the license plate.,
46 4. An active or retired member of the Florida National
47 Guard shall be issued a license plate stamped with the term
48 “National Guard” followed by the serial number of the license
49 plate.
50 5. A member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or
51 any other person on active military duty at Pearl Harbor on
52 December 7, 1941, shall be issued a license plate stamped with
53 the term “Pearl Harbor Survivor” followed by the serial number
54 of the license plate., a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
55 6. A recipient of the Purple Heart medal shall be issued a
56 license plate stamped with the term “Combat-wounded Veteran”
57 followed by the serial number of the license plate. The Purple
58 Heart plate may have the term “Purple Heart” stamped on the
59 plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal may appear on
60 the plate.,
61 7. An active or retired member of any branch of the United
62 States Armed Forces Reserve shall be issued a license plate
63 stamped with the term “U.S. Reserve” followed by the serial
64 number of the license plate.
65 8. A member of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc.,
66 or a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical
67 Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Air Force
68 Combat Action Medal shall be issued a license plate stamped with
69 the term “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,”
70 “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” or “Air Force
71 Combat Action Medal,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the
72 related campaign medal or badge followed by the serial number of
73 the license plate.
74 9. A recipient of the, or Distinguished Flying Cross shall
75 be issued a license plate stamped with the term “Distinguished
76 Flying Cross” and a likeness of the Distinguished Flying Cross
77 followed by the serial number of the license plate.
78 10. A recipient of the Bronze Star shall be issued a
79 license plate stamped with the term “Bronze Star” and a likeness
80 of the Bronze Star medal followed by the serial number of the
81 license plate. A recipient of the Bronze Star with the “V”
82 device shall be issued a license plate stamped with the term
83 “Bronze Star” and a likeness of the Bronze Star medal with the
84 “V” device emblem followed by the serial number of the license
85 plate, upon application to the department, accompanied by proof
86 of release or discharge from any branch of the United States
87 Armed Forces, proof of active membership or retired status in
88 the Florida National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl
89 Harbor Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in
90 Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart
91 medal recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any
92 branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
93 membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof
94 of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
95 Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air
96 Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and
97 upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in
98 s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
99 320.06 which, in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s.
100 320.06, is stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,”
101 “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl
102 Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,”
103 “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action
104 Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,”
105 or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness
106 of the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial
107 number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart
108 plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and
109 the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
110 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
111 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
112 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
113 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
114 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
115 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
116 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
117 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
118 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
119 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
120 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
121 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
122 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
123 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
124 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
125 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
126 benefit women veterans.
127 (d) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary,
128 an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a
129 Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled
130 veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the
131 appropriate special license plate without payment of the license
132 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
133 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
