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FL S0088

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2016

Primary Sponsor

Wilton Simpson

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for Gold Star license plates to include parents through adoption, foster parents, grandparents, children, stepchildren, adopted children, and siblings of fallen servicemembers
  • Removes the previous requirement that stepparents be currently married to the servicemember's mother or father
  • Maintains requirement that servicemember must be verified as killed while serving by the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Allows any qualifying family member to obtain a plate upon payment of license tax and fees, regardless of the servicemember's state of residence, provided the servicemember was a Florida resident at time of death
  • Effective date: July 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Gold Star License Plates

Last Action

Chapter No. 2016-182

4/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy11/18/2015
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security11/5/2015
Transportation8/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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