Bill > S0532

This bill modifies Florida's toll facility payment regulations to expand toll exemptions for certain disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. Specifically, the bill adds two new categories of toll-free toll facility usage: (1) veterans who have been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a 100-percent service-connected disability rating for compensation or who receive 100-percent disability retirement pay from any branch of the U.S. Armed Services, and (2) individuals operating motor vehicles or motorcycles that display Purple Heart specialty license plates. These new exemptions are added to the existing list of toll payment exceptions, which already includes state employees, military personnel, law enforcement officers, emergency vehicles, and other specific groups. The bill also reenacts a related statute to incorporate these changes and ensures that the new provisions will take effect on July 1, 2025. The purpose of these exemptions appears to be recognizing and providing additional benefits to military veterans who have been seriously disabled or wounded in service to the country.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/532