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Assembly committee backs special license plates for honorably discharged veterans
Summary
The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee voted to substitute and release Assembly Bill 2156, authorizing an honorably discharged veteran license plate program that sets fees and directs excess proceeds to veterans' services, contingent on initial implementation funding.
The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee voted to substitute and release Assembly Bill 2156, which would authorize special license plates for honorably discharged veterans and establish a funding structure for the program.
The substitute authorizes the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to issue a specially designed plate to any honorably discharged veteran upon application and payment of a $50 application fee and a $10 annual renewal fee, in addition to required motor vehicle registration fees. Excess proceeds would be deposited into an honorably discharged veteran license plate fund to support veterans in the state, and the MVC may delay or discontinue the program until it has received sufficient monies to cover initial implementation costs. The substitute also permits a surviving spouse to retain the special plates of a deceased veteran.
Sponsor remarks emphasized the number of veterans living in the state and the lack of a generalized plate to recognize honorably discharged veterans. A sponsor noted that proceeds from the program would benefit veterans organizations and individuals who choose the designation.
On a motion to substitute Assembly Bill 2156 and release the committee substitute, the committee recorded unanimous approval. The clerk read the roll call during the vote.
Votes at the committee roll call were recorded as follows: Assemblyman Ganemort — Yes; Assemblyman McGuckin — Yes; Assemblyman DePhillips — Yes; Assemblyman Clifton — Yes; Assemblyman Bailey — Yes; Assemblywoman McCann Stamato — Yes; Assemblywoman Katz — Yes; Assemblyman Moen — Yes; Assemblyman Kennedy — Yes; Assemblyman Karabenchak — Yes; Vice Chair Carter — Yes; Chairman Calabrese — Yes. The committee reported the substituted bill out of committee.
The bill now moves to further legislative consideration according to the Assembly's regular process.
