Committee approves specialty plates for Southern University alumni and Delta Sigma Theta

The committee recommended favorably on a substitute to House Bill 255 (LC394662S), which would authorize two specialty license plates: one honoring Southern University alumni, with proceeds to a local alumni federation chapter, and one honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, with proceeds to the Delta Life Development Center.

The sponsor said the Southern University plate organizers have presold roughly 3,000 plates and the Delta Sigma Theta plate has comparable presales. He said organizations either must provide $25,000 or show presales of 1,000 tags (roughly $25,000) to qualify for a specialty plate. A committee member asked whether the plates could be used on mopeds; the sponsor said the question will be discussed further.

A sponsor described that proceeds are typically split, with about 10 percent to the sponsoring organization and the remainder to the state (the sponsor said the split in this case would follow that pattern). The substitute passed on a voice vote.