Bill Text: FL S0518 | 2016 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Special License Plates
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Messages [S0518 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0518-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Special License Plates
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Messages [S0518 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0518-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2016 CS for SB 518 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senators Soto and Hutson 596-01806-16 2016518c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to special license plates; amending s. 3 320.089, F.S.; creating a special license plate for 4 recipients of the Bronze Star medal; requiring any 5 revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran 6 license plates to be deposited into the Grants and 7 Donations Trust Fund, instead of the Operations and 8 Maintenance Trust Fund; conforming a cross-reference; 9 amending ss. 296.11 and 296.38, F.S.; requiring 10 certain homes to deposit all moneys received from the 11 sale of Woman Veteran license plates into the Grants 12 and Donations Trust Fund; requiring that such moneys 13 be expended for certain purposes; providing an 14 effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to 19 read: 20 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members 21 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart and 22 Bronze Star medal recipients; active or retired United States 23 Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical 24 Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon 25 recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; 26 Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; 27 Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert 28 Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation 29 Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; 30 Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; 31 special license plates; fee.— 32 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 33 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s. 34 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial 35 use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United 36 States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a 37 Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida 38 National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a 39 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a recipient of the Bronze 40 Star medal, an active or retired member of any branch of the 41 United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat 42 Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, 43 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 44 Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the department, 45 accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of 46 the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or 47 retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of 48 membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of 49 active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof 50 of being a Purple Heart or Bronze Star medal recipient, proof of 51 active or retired membership in any branch of the United States 52 Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat 53 Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof of being a recipient of 54 the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action 55 Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 56 Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax 57 for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a 58 license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the 59 serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the 60 words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy 61 Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat 62 wounded veteran,” “Bronze Star,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat 63 Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action Badge,” 64 “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or 65 “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of 66 the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial 67 number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart 68 plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and 69 the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate. 70 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 71 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually 72 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from 73 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be 74 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described 75 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law 76 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated 77 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State 78 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct, 79 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for 80 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216. 81 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran 82 license plates must be deposited into the Grants and Donations 83Operations and MaintenanceTrust Fund administered by the 84 Department of Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(2)s.8520.375(3)and must be used solely for the purpose of creating 86 and implementing programs to benefit women veterans. 87 Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, an 88 applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a Purple 89 Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled veteran’s 90 license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the appropriate 91 special license plate without payment of the license tax imposed 92 by s. 320.08. 93 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 94 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 95 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), 96 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 97 of this state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or her 98 unremarried surviving spouse, upon application to the 99 department, shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 100 320.06, stamped with the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial 101 number. Each application shall be accompanied by proof that the 102 applicant meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or 103 paragraph (b). 104 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member 105 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of 106 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a 107 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United 108 States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried 109 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate 110 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license 111 tax imposed by s. 320.08. 112 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent 113 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of 114 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a 115 United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the 116 Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his 117 or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special 118 license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of 119 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 120 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 121 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 122 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), 123 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 124 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a 125 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, upon application to the 126 department accompanied by the payment of the required fees, 127 shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 320.06 which 128 is stamped with the words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the 129 Purple Heart medal followed by the serial number. Each 130 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant is 131 the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple 132 Heart medal. 133 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 134 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 135 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 136 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 137 of this state and a current or former member of the United 138 States Armed Forces who was deployed and served in Korea during 139 the Korean War as defined in s. 1.01(14), upon application to 140 the department accompanied by proof of active membership or 141 former active duty status during the Korean War and payment of 142 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall 143 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 144 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, 145 is stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran” and a likeness of 146 the Korean Service Medal, followed by the registration license 147 number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the 148 Korean Service Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for 149 the license plate. 150 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 151 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 152 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 153 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 154 of this state and a current or former member of the United 155 States military who was deployed and served in Vietnam during 156 United States military deployment in Indochina, upon application 157 to the department accompanied by proof of active membership or 158 former active duty status during these operations and payment of 159 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall 160 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 161 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, 162 is stamped with the words “Vietnam War Veteran” and a likeness 163 of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed by the registration 164 license number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was 165 awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to establish 166 eligibility for the license plate. 167 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 168 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 169 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 170 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 171 of this state and a current or former member of the United 172 States military who was deployed and served in Saudi Arabia, 173 Kuwait, or another area of the Persian Gulf during Operation 174 Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during 175 Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi 176 Freedom, upon application to the department accompanied by proof 177 of active membership or former active duty status during one of 178 these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle 179 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as 180 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license 181 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 182 “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,” “Operation 183 Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as appropriate, 184 and a likeness of the related campaign medal followed by the 185 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the 186 applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq 187 Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War on 188 Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish 189 eligibility for the appropriate license plate. 190 Section 2. Present subsection (3) of section 296.11, 191 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new 192 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 193 296.11 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.— 194 (3) The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to 195 s. 320.089(1)(c) from the sale of Woman Veteran license plates 196 into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Notwithstanding 197 subsection (2), all such moneys must be expended solely for the 198 purpose of creating and implementing programs that benefit women 199 veterans. 200 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 296.38, Florida 201 Statutes, is amended to read: 202 296.38 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.— 203 (2)(a) The home mayshall be empowered toreceive and 204 accept gifts, grants, and endowmentsin the name of the home. 205 All such gifts, grants, and endowments shallare tobe used for 206 the benefit of the home and its residents. In the absence of a 207 specific directive from the benefactor, the administrator and,208together withthe director may, shall have the authority to209 determine how these gifts, grants, and endowments willcould210 best benefit the home and its residentsunless the benefactor211requests or instructs that the gift, grant, or endowment be used212for a specific purpose. The home shall deposit all moneys 213 received pursuant to this subsection into the Grants and 214 Donations Trust Fund. Moneys in the Grants and Donations Trust 215 Fund shall be expended for the common benefit of the residents 216 of the home, such as recreational equipment and supplies, 217 improved facilities,recreational supplies,and goods and 218 services offered or available to all residents. 219 (b) The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to 220 s. 320.089(1)(c) from the sale of Woman Veteran license plates 221 into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Notwithstanding 222 paragraph (a), all such moneys must be expended solely for the 223 purpose of creating and implementing programs that benefit women 224 veterans. 225 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.