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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 532 By the Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; and Senator Ingoglia 606-03455-25 2025532c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to toll payments; amending s. 338.155, 3 F.S.; exempting certain disabled veterans and persons 4 operating motor vehicles and motorcycles displaying 5 certain license plates from the required payment of 6 tolls for the use of toll facilities; reenacting s. 7 316.1001(1), F.S., relating to the required payment of 8 tolls on toll facilities and penalties, to incorporate 9 the amendment made to s. 338.155, F.S., in a reference 10 thereto; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 15 338.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16 338.155Payment of toll on toll facilities required; 17 exemptions. 18 (1)(a)A person may not use a toll facility without payment 19 of tolls, except: 20 1.An employee of the agency operating the toll project 21 when using the toll facility on official state business. 22 2.State military personnel while on official military 23 business. 24 3.A person with a disability as provided in subsection 25 (3). 26 4.A person exempt from toll payment by the authorizing 27 resolution for bonds issued to finance the facility. 28 5.A person exempt on a temporary basis where use of such 29 toll facility is required as a detour route. 30 6.A law enforcement officer operating an official vehicle 31 while on official law enforcement business. 32 7.A person operating a fire vehicle while on official 33 business or a rescue vehicle while on official business. 34 8.A person participating in the funeral procession of a 35 law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of 36 duty. 37 9.A person who has been determined by the United States 38 Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a 39 service-connected 100-percent disability rating for compensation 40 or who has been determined to have a service-connected 41 disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability 42 retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed 43 Services. 44 10.A person operating a motor vehicle displaying a Purple 45 Heart specialty license plate or a motorcycle displaying a 46 Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate. 47 Section 2.For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 48 made by this act to section 338.155, Florida Statutes, in a 49 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 316.1001, Florida 50 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 51 316.1001Payment of toll on toll facilities required; 52 penalties. 53 (1)A person may not use any toll facility without payment 54 of tolls, except as provided in s. 338.155. Failure to pay a 55 prescribed toll is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable 56 as a moving violation under chapter 318. 57 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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