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Scott Honors Local Veterans; Signs Veterans Legislation
April 8, 2016
Gov. Rick Scott honored veterans in Escambia County Thursday morning and signed legislation aimed at saving money for veterans and active-duty military members.
Scott ceremonially signed SB 222 which provides free parking at public airports for disabled veterans and HB 7023 which qualifies additional deployed service members for an ad valorem tax exemption. Governor Scott also awarded 122 veterans in Pensacola with the Governor’s Veterans Service Award for their service to Florida and the nation.
“Beginning now, when any of our fellow Floridians are away from home defending our country in operational theatres they and their families won’t have to pay property taxes. This is yet another way for us to show military families who live, worship and work alongside us that we care about them, we understand the stress of separation during deployments and we want them here strengthening our neighborhoods, schools and communities,” Sen. Don Gaetz, sponsor of the property tax bill, said.
Scott said, “Today, I am proud to join many of Florida’s veterans to ceremonially sign several pieces of legislation to support our nation’s heroes. We can never thank our brave veterans and military members enough for their service, and I hope these important measures we signed into law will show how incredibly grateful we are for the countless sacrifices they have made to defend freedom here and around the world. I want to thank Senator Don Gaetz, Representative Trumbull, Representative Matt Gaetz, and other members of the Florida Legislature for their work on this legislation.”
Major General Michael Calhoun said, “I want to thank Governor Scott for signing military-friendly legislation to help us better support our veterans and military members in Florida. We want Florida to be the best place in the country for our American heroes to live and raise a family.”
While at the National Guard Armory in Pensacola, Scott awarded 122 veterans with his Veterans Service Award.
Pictured: Gov. Rick Scott greets veterans in Pensacola Thursday morning. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Scott Honors Local Veterans; Signs Veterans Legislation”
@DisabledVeteran, the answer to your question is simple. Governor Scott doesn’t actually care about you. If so, why charge any veteran for parking at a public airport? He is just doing the bare minimum, and he’s barely doing that. I wonder if he remembers where Orange County is, or what his signature looks like yet.
Bill 222 provides free parking for 100% disabled veterans ONLY as they are the only ones able to get a DV license plate in Florida. Does nothing for me as a 60% disabled veteran.
Why is my service and disability less important Gov. Scott?
Thank you Governor Scott