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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to proceeds funding motorcycle safety 2
education; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; removing 3
authorization for motorcycle safety education fee 4
proceeds to fund the general operations of the 5
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; 6
requiring an annual report to the Legislature; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 12
320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13
320.08 License taxes. —Except as otherwise provided herein, 14
there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the 15
operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, tri -vehicles as defined in 16
s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which 17
shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent 18
upon the registration or renewal of registration of the 19
following: 20
(1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS. — 21
(c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor -driven cycle, 22
or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this 23
subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in 24
the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such 25
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additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 26
Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement 27
program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025 or, the Florida 28
Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255 , 29
or the general operations of the department . The department 30
shall submit an annual report to the President of the Senate and 31
the Speaker of the House of Representatives outlining the 32
revenues collected by the fee, funds and methods used to 33
administer motorcycle safety and awareness programs, and an 34
estimate of the number of persons exposed to such efforts. 35
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 36