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| 3 | 3 | | HB 313 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Page 1 of 2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 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 |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to toll exemptions for Purple Heart 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | medal recipients; amending s. 338.155, F.S.; revising 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | eligibility for toll exemptions to include operators 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | displaying a Purple Heart specialty license plate or a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | providing an effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 338.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 338.155 Payment of toll on toll facilities required; 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | exemptions.— 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1)(a) A person may not use a toll facility without 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | payment of tolls, except: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1. An employee of the agency operating the toll project 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | when using the toll facility on official state business. 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2. State military personnel while on official military 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | business. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3. A person with a disability as provided in subsection 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (3). 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4. A person exempt from toll payment by the authorizing 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | resolution for bonds issued to finance the facility. 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5. A person exempt on a temporary basis where use of such 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 313 2025 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 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 |
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| 51 | 51 | | toll facility is required as a detour route. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 6. A law enforcement officer operating an official vehicle 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | while on official law enforcement business. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 7. A person operating a fire vehicle while on official 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | business or a rescue vehicle while on official business. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 8. A person participating in the funeral procession of a 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | duty. 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 9. A person operating a motor vehicle displaying a Purple 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Heart specialty license plate or a motorcycle displaying a 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate. 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 37 |
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