| 17 | | - | 381.986, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Health 4 |
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| 18 | | - | from charging a fee for the issuance, replacement, or 5 |
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| 19 | | - | renewal of an identification card for a service-6 |
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| 20 | | - | disabled veteran under certain circumstances; 7 |
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| 21 | | - | providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 17 | + | 381.986, F.S.; providing a waiver of the issuance and 4 |
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| 18 | + | renewal fees for a medical marijuana use registry 5 |
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| 19 | + | identification card for veterans; providing 6 |
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| 20 | + | requirements for proof of identification; providing an 7 |
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| 21 | + | effective date. 8 |
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| 29 | | - | (f) The department may not charge a fee for the issuance, 16 |
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| 30 | | - | replacement, or renewal of an identification card for a service -17 |
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| 31 | | - | disabled veteran, as defined in s. 295.187(3), if the veteran's 18 |
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| 32 | | - | DD-214 form is included with the application for the 19 |
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| 33 | | - | identification card. 20 |
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| 34 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 21 |
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| 29 | + | (f) A qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s. 16 |
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| 30 | + | 1.01(14), is not required to pay the fee for the issuance or 17 |
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| 31 | + | renewal of a medical marijuana use registry identification card. 18 |
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| 32 | + | A qualified patient must provide the department with a copy of 19 |
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| 33 | + | one of the following as proof of identification: 20 |
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| 34 | + | 1. A DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department 21 |
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| 35 | + | of Defense; 22 |
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| 36 | + | 2. A veteran health identification card, issued by the 23 |
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| 37 | + | United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or 24 |
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| 38 | + | 3. A veteran identification card, issued by the United 25 |
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| 40 | + | HB 1435 2024 |
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| 51 | + | States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 26 |
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| 52 | + | Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31. 27 |
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| 53 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 28 |
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