Bill Text: FL S0368 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Driver's License Fees for Disabled Veterans
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S0368 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0368-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Driver's License Fees for Disabled Veterans
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S0368 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0368-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 SB 368 By Senator Fasano 11-00575-11 2011368__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to driver’s license fees for disabled 3 veterans; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; providing that 4 disabled veterans who meet certain qualifications are 5 entitled to a specified reduction in driver’s license 6 fees; reorganizing provisions; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 322.21, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting 14 fees.— 15 (7)(a) AAnyveteran who meets the qualifications in 16 subparagraphs 1.-5. is exempt from all fees required by this 17 section: 18 1. Has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces; 19 2.whoHas been issued a valid identification card by the 20 Department of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17;,21 3. Has been determined by the United States Department of 22 Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have: 23 a. A 100 percent100-percenttotal and permanent service 24 connected disability rating for compensation;,or 25 b.Has been determined to haveA service-connected total 26 and permanent disability rating of 100 percent;,27 4. Is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any 28 branch of the United States Armed Services;,and 29 5.WhoIs qualified to obtain a driver’s license under this 30 chapteris exempt from all fees required by this section. 31 (b) A veteran who meets the qualifications in subparagraphs 32 1. and 2. is entitled to a 50 percent reduction in all fees 33 required by this section: 34 1. Meets the qualifications in subparagraphs (a)1., 2., 4., 35 and 5.; and 36 2. Has been determined by the United States Department of 37 Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have: 38 a. A total and permanent service-connected disability 39 rating for compensation of at least 50 percent but less than 100 40 percent; or 41 b. A service-connected total and permanent disability 42 rating of at least 50 percent but less than 100 percent. 43 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.