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Senators seek Ohio NAACP specialty license plate; sponsors say proceeds to support chapters
Summary
Senators Ken Smith and Herschel Craig presented Senate Bill 85 to create an Ohio NAACP specialty license plate. Sponsors said proceeds would support Ohio chapters; they reported 48 chapters in Ohio and over 2,200 nationwide.
Senators Ken Smith and Herschel Craig presented sponsor testimony for Senate Bill 85, which would create an Ohio NAACP specialty license plate and direct proceeds to support the Ohio NAACP’s work.
"This legislation enables Ohioans to support the NAACP's essential mission by not only ensuring that proceeds from the license plate goes to the Ohio NAACP, but also by raising awareness of good work of this organization," Senator Ken Smith said during his remarks.
Sponsors described the NAACP’s history and mission and said there are 48 NAACP chapters in Ohio and more than 2,200 chapters nationally. Ranking Member Antonio asked for confirmation of the chapter count; sponsors affirmed "48 chapters in Ohio and over 2,200 chapters around The United States and abroad." Sponsors said proceeds would be used to support volunteer chapter leadership and chapter stability, but did not provide a statutory revenue split or administrative details in the committee hearing.
The committee recorded the bill’s first hearing; no committee vote, revenue estimate, or implementation language for plate issuance and proceeds distribution was provided at the meeting.
