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Memo published: February 19, 2024 Contact: Anna Henning, Principal Attorney
2023 Senate Bill 693
Senate
Amendment 1
2023 SENATE BILL 693
2023 Senate Bill 693 creates an exemption from daily state park admission fees for any vehicle, other
than a motor bus, that is occupied by a person who produces evidence that the person: (1) is a veteran
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or (2) meets federal eligibility requirements to receive a gold star lapel button.
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SENATE AMENDMENT 1
Senate Amendment 1 limits the application of the fee exception to vehicles occupied by a state
resident who produces the evidence required under the bill.
BILL HISTORY
Senator Hesselbein offered Senate Amendment 1 on February 7, 2024. On February 16, 2024, the
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage voted by mail ballot to recommend
adoption of the amendment and passage of the bill, as amended, both on votes of Ayes, 5; Noes, 0.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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Incorporating a definition from federal law, the bill defines “veteran” to mean a person who served in the active
military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than
dishonorable.
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Federal law authorizes gold star families to receive lapel buttons. Gold star family members are people identified by
the U.S. Department of Defense as being next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives while
engaged in, or as a result of, certain conflicts or operations.