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FL S1430

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Fiscal Policy

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • County park and recreation departments must provide partial or full discounts on park entrance fees to active military members, honorably discharged veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, and surviving spouses and parents of military members who died in combat.

  • County park and recreation departments must provide partial or full discounts on park entrance fees to surviving spouses and parents of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics employed by state or local government who died in the line of duty.

  • Regional transportation authorities must provide partial or full discounts on fixed-route transportation fares to disabled veterans as defined in s. 295.07(1)(a).

  • Municipal park and recreation departments must provide the same discounts on park entrance fees as counties to military members, veterans, and families of deceased military and first responder personnel.

  • "Park entrance fee" excludes expanded amenity fees for campgrounds, aquatic facilities, stadiums, arenas, facility rentals, special events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, and programs on public lands; bill takes effect July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Discounts on Public Park Entrance Fees and Transportation Fares

Last Action

Died on Calendar

5/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy3/31/2015
Community Affairs3/23/2015
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security3/3/2015

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