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Panel hears proposal to allow veterans recognition license plates for motorcycles and mopeds

3205301 · May 6, 2025
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Senators and DMV officials told a House committee May 6 that Senate Bill 159 would permit veterans recognition license plates to be issued for motorcycles and mopeds; DMV described implementation steps and expected low initial volumes.

The House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on May 6 held a public hearing on Senate Bill 159, which would allow veterans recognition license plates to be issued for motorcycles and mopeds.

Senator Mark Meek, sponsor of the bill in the Senate, told the committee the change would give veterans who ride motorcycles and mopeds the same recognition currently available for passenger vehicles. "These specialty plates are a wonderful way for all Oregonians to be able to recognize the service of veterans in our communities," he said.

Amy Joyce, administrator of the Motor Vehicles Division at the Oregon Department of Transportation's Driver and…

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