Bill Text: FL S0328 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veteran Identification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Appropriations [S0328 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0328-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2018 SB 328 By Senator Baxley 12-00262B-18 2018328__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to veteran identification; creating s. 3 322.0511, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway 4 Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a veteran 5 identification card for certain purposes; providing 6 for the design of the card; providing veteran 7 eligibility requirements; providing for fee 8 disposition; prohibiting use of the card for certain 9 purposes; providing for termination of the card; 10 providing for future repeal; amending ss. 472.015, 11 493.6105, 493.6107, 493.6202, 493.6302, 493.6402, 12 501.015, 501.605, 501.607, 507.03, 527.02, 539.001, 13 559.904, 559.928, and 626.171, F.S.; authorizing use 14 of the card as proof of veteran status for obtaining 15 waivers of license or registration fees relating to 16 land surveying and mapping, private investigation 17 services, private security services, repossession 18 services, health studios, commercial telephone sellers 19 or entities providing substance abuse marketing 20 services, salespersons, movers and moving brokers, the 21 sale of liquefied petroleum gas, pawnbrokers, motor 22 vehicle repair shops, sellers of travel, and insurance 23 representatives; amending s. 790.06, F.S.; authorizing 24 use of the card as proof of veteran status for 25 expedited processing of an application for a license 26 to carry a concealed weapon or firearm; providing an 27 effective date. 28 29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30 31 Section 1. Section 322.0511, Florida Statutes, is created 32 to read: 33 322.0511 Veteran identification cards.— 34 (1) The department, in cooperation with the Department of 35 Veterans’ Affairs, shall create a veteran identification card to 36 be used as proof of veteran status for the purpose of obtaining 37 discounts or waivers offered to veterans for the exchange of 38 goods and services and for other purposes authorized by law, 39 except as provided in subsection (3). The veteran identification 40 card must bear the colors and design approved by the department, 41 including, but not limited to, a full-face photograph of the 42 veteran and his or her full name, branch of service, and date of 43 discharge. The words “Proof of veteran status” must appear at 44 the bottom of the card. 45 (2) The department shall issue a veteran identification 46 card by mail to a veteran of any branch of the United States 47 Armed Forces who has been honorably discharged and who provides 48 to the department all of the following: 49 (a) A copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the 50 United States Department of Defense. 51 (b) A copy of the veteran’s valid, unexpired driver license 52 or identification card issued under this chapter or another form 53 of photographic identification acceptable to the department. 54 (c) Payment of a $10 fee, which shall be deposited into the 55 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 56 (3) A veteran identification card issued pursuant to this 57 section is not considered an identification card for the 58 purposes of s. 295.17 or s. 322.051 and may not be used for the 59 determination of any federal benefit. 60 (4) A veteran identification card issued pursuant to this 61 section shall be terminated upon the death of the veteran. 62 (5) This section is repealed August 31, 2023. 63 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 64 472.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 65 472.015 Licensure.— 66 (3) 67 (b) The department shall waive the initial license fee for 68 an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed 69 Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that 70 has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the 71 department receives an application, in a format prescribed by 72 the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 73 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 74 qualify for the waiver:,75 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 76 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 77 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 78 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 79 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 80 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 81 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 82 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 83 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 84 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 85 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 86 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 87 veteran at the time of discharge; or 88 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 89 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 90 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 91 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 92 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 93 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 94 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 95 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 96 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 97 the veteran at the time of discharge. 98 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 99 493.6105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 100 493.6105 Initial application for license.— 101 (1) Each individual, partner, or principal officer in a 102 corporation, shall file with the department a complete 103 application accompanied by an application fee not to exceed $60, 104 except that the applicant for a Class “D” or Class “G” license 105 is not required to submit an application fee. The application 106 fee is not refundable. 107 (c) The initial application fee for a veteran, as defined 108 in s. 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class 109 “C,” Class “CC,” Class “DI,” Class “E,” Class “EE,” Class “K,” 110 Class “M,” Class “MA,” Class “MB,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI” 111 license within 24 months after being discharged from a branch of 112 the United States Armed Forces. An eligible veteran must include 113 a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States 114 Department of Defense, his or her veteran identification card 115 issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of 116 identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’ 117 Affairs with his or her application in order to obtain a waiver. 118 Section 4. Subsection (6) of section 493.6107, Florida 119 Statutes, is amended to read: 120 493.6107 Fees.— 121 (6) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s. 122 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “M” or 123 Class “K” license within 24 months after being discharged from 124 any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An eligible 125 veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued 126 by the United States Department of Defense, his or her veteran 127 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 128 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 129 of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in order to 130 obtain a waiver. 131 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 493.6202, Florida 132 Statutes, is amended to read: 133 493.6202 Fees.— 134 (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s. 135 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “C,” 136 Class “CC,” or Class “MA” license within 24 months after being 137 discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An 138 eligible veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214, 139 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, his or her 140 veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or 141 another acceptable form of identification as specified by the 142 Department of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in 143 order to obtain a waiver. 144 Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 493.6302, Florida 145 Statutes, is amended to read: 146 493.6302 Fees.— 147 (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s. 148 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “D,” 149 Class “DI,” or Class “MB” license within 24 months after being 150 discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An 151 eligible veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214, 152 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, his or her 153 veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or 154 another acceptable form of identification as specified by the 155 Department of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in 156 order to obtain a waiver. 157 Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 493.6402, Florida 158 Statutes, is amended to read: 159 493.6402 Fees.— 160 (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s. 161 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “E,” 162 Class “EE,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI” license within 24 months 163 after being discharged from any branch of the United States 164 Armed Forces. An eligible veteran must include a copy of his or 165 her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 166 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 167 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 168 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her 169 application in order to obtain a waiver. 170 Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 501.015, Florida 171 Statutes, is amended to read: 172 501.015 Health studios; registration requirements and 173 fees.—Each health studio shall: 174 (2) Remit an annual registration fee of $300 to the 175 department at the time of registration for each of the health 176 studio’s business locations. The department shall waive the 177 initial registration fee for an honorably discharged veteran of 178 the United States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or 179 a business entity that has a majority ownership held by such a 180 veteran or spouse if the department receives an application, in 181 a format prescribed by the department, within 60 months after 182 the date of the veteran’s discharge from any branch of the 183 United States Armed Forces. To qualify for the waiver:,184 (a) A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 185 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 186 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 187 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 188 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 189 (b) The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department 190 a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 191 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 192 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 193 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 194 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 195 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 196 veteran at the time of discharge; or 197 (c) A business entity must provide to the department proof 198 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 199 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 200 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 201 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 202 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 203 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 204 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 205 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 206 the veteran at the time of discharge. 207 Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 208 501.605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 209 501.605 Licensure of commercial telephone sellers and 210 entities providing substance abuse marketing services.— 211 (5) An application filed pursuant to this part must be 212 verified and accompanied by: 213 (b) A fee for licensing in the amount of $1,500. The fee 214 shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund. The 215 department shall waive the initial license fee for an honorably 216 discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, the spouse 217 of such a veteran, or a business entity that has a majority 218 ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the department 219 receives an application, in a format prescribed by the 220 department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 221 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 222 qualify for the waiver:,223 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 224 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 225 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 226 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 227 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 228 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 229 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 230 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 231 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 232 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 233 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 234 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 235 veteran at the time of discharge; or 236 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 237 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 238 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 239 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 240 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 241 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 242 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 243 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 244 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 245 the veteran at the time of discharge. 246 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 247 501.607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 248 501.607 Licensure of salespersons.— 249 (2) An application filed pursuant to this section must be 250 verified and be accompanied by: 251 (b) A fee for licensing in the amount of $50 per 252 salesperson. The fee shall be deposited into the General 253 Inspection Trust Fund. The fee for licensing may be paid after 254 the application is filed, but must be paid within 14 days after 255 the applicant begins work as a salesperson. The department shall 256 waive the initial license fee for an honorably discharged 257 veteran of the United States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a 258 veteran, or a business entity that has a majority ownership held 259 by such a veteran or spouse if the department receives an 260 application, in a format prescribed by the department, within 60 261 months after the date of the veteran’s discharge from any branch 262 of the United States Armed Forces. To qualify for the waiver:,263 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 264 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 265 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 266 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 267 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 268 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 269 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 270 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 271 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 272 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 273 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 274 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 275 veteran at the time of discharge; or 276 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 277 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 278 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 279 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 280 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 281 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 282 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 283 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 284 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 285 the veteran at the time of discharge. 286 Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 287 507.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 288 507.03 Registration.— 289 (3) 290 (b) The department shall waive the initial registration fee 291 for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed 292 Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that 293 has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the 294 department receives an application, in a format prescribed by 295 the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 296 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 297 qualify for the waiver:,298 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 299 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 300 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 301 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 302 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 303 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 304 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 305 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 306 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 307 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 308 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 309 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 310 veteran at the time of discharge; or 311 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 312 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 313 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 314 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 315 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 316 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 317 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 318 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 319 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 320 the veteran at the time of discharge. 321 Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 322 527.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 323 527.02 License; penalty; fees.— 324 (3) 325 (b) The department shall waive the initial license fee for 326 an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed 327 Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that 328 has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the 329 department receives an application, in a format prescribed by 330 the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 331 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 332 qualify for the waiver:,333 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 334 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 335 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 336 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 337 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 338 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 339 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 340 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 341 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 342 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 343 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 344 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 345 veteran at the time of discharge; or 346 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 347 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 348 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 349 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 350 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 351 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 352 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 353 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 354 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 355 the veteran at the time of discharge. 356 Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 357 539.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 358 539.001 The Florida Pawnbroking Act.— 359 (3) LICENSE REQUIRED.— 360 (c) Each license is valid for a period of 1 year unless it 361 is earlier relinquished, suspended, or revoked. Each license 362 shall be renewed annually, and each licensee shall, initially 363 and annually thereafter, pay to the agency a license fee of $300 364 for each license held. The agency shall waive the initial 365 license fee for an honorably discharged veteran of the United 366 States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business 367 entity that has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or 368 spouse if the agency receives an application, in a format 369 prescribed by the agency, within 60 months after the date of the 370 veteran’s discharge from any branch of the United States Armed 371 Forces. To qualify for the waiver:,372 1. A veteran must provide to the agency a copy of his or 373 her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 374 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 375 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 376 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 377 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the agency a 378 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 379 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 380 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 381 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 382 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 383 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 384 veteran at the time of discharge; or 385 3. A business entity must provide to the agency proof that 386 a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority ownership 387 in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued 388 by the United States Department of Defense, the veteran’s 389 veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or 390 another acceptable form of identification as specified by the 391 Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a 392 valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse 393 of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time 394 of discharge. 395 Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 396 559.904, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 397 559.904 Motor vehicle repair shop registration; 398 application; exemption.— 399 (3) 400 (b) The department shall waive the initial registration fee 401 for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed 402 Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that 403 has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the 404 department receives an application, in a format prescribed by 405 the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 406 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 407 qualify for the waiver:,408 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 409 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 410 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 411 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 412 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 413 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 414 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 415 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 416 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 417 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 418 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 419 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 420 veteran at the time of discharge; or 421 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 422 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 423 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 424 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 425 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 426 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 427 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 428 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 429 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 430 the veteran at the time of discharge. 431 Section 15. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 432 559.928, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 433 559.928 Registration.— 434 (2) 435 (c) The department shall waive the initial registration fee 436 for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed 437 Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that 438 has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the 439 department receives an application, in a format prescribed by 440 the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s 441 discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To 442 qualify for the waiver:,443 1. A veteran must provide to the department a copy of his 444 or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of 445 Defense, his or her veteran identification card issued pursuant 446 to s. 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 447 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; 448 2. The spouse of a veteran must provide to the department a 449 copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United 450 States Department of Defense, the veteran’s veteran 451 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 452 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 453 of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or 454 certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the 455 veteran at the time of discharge; or 456 3. A business entity must provide to the department proof 457 that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a majority 458 ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, 459 as issued by the United States Department of Defense, the 460 veteran’s veteran identification card issued pursuant to s. 461 322.0511, or another acceptable form of identification as 462 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if 463 applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate 464 verifying that the spouse of the veteran was lawfully married to 465 the veteran at the time of discharge. 466 Section 16. Subsection (6) of section 626.171, Florida 467 Statutes, is amended to read: 468 626.171 Application for license as an agent, customer 469 representative, adjuster, service representative, managing 470 general agent, or reinsurance intermediary.— 471 (6) Members of the United States Armed Forces and their 472 spouses, and veterans of the United States Armed Forces who have 473 retired within 24 months before application for licensure, are 474 exempt from the application filing fee prescribed in s. 624.501. 475 Qualified individuals must provide a copy of a military 476 identification card, military dependent identification card, 477 military service record, military personnel file, veteran 478 identification card, veteran record, discharge paper, or 479 separation document, or a separation document that indicates 480 such members of the United States Armed Forces are currently in 481 good standing or were honorably discharged. 482 Section 17. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section 483 790.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 484 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.— 485 (5) The applicant shall submit to the Department of 486 Agriculture and Consumer Services or an approved tax collector 487 pursuant to s. 790.0625: 488 (f) For expedited processing of an application: 489 1. A servicemember shall submit a copy of the Common Access 490 Card, United States Uniformed Services Identification Card, or 491 current deployment orders. 492 2. A veteran shall submit a copy of the DD Form 214, issued 493 by the United States Department of Defense, the veteran 494 identification card issued pursuant to s. 322.0511, or another 495 acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department 496 of Veterans’ Affairs. 497 Section 18. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.