Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1514 By Senator Torres 25-01648-24 20241514__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to medical marijuana use registry 3 identification cards for veterans; amending s. 4 381.986, F.S.; providing a waiver of the issuance and 5 renewal fees for a medical marijuana use registry 6 identification card for veterans; providing 7 requirements for proof of identification; providing an 8 effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of 13 section 381.986, Florida Statutes, to read: 14 381.986Medical use of marijuana. 15 (7)IDENTIFICATION CARDS. 16 (f)A qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s. 17 1.01(14), is not required to pay the fee for the issuance or 18 renewal of a medical marijuana use registry identification card. 19 A qualified patient must provide the department with a copy of 20 one of the following as proof of identification: 21 1.A DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 22 Defense; 23 2.A veteran health identification card, issued by the 24 United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or 25 3.A veteran identification card, issued by the United 26 States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 27 Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31. 28 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.