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Senate committee advances bill to create women's veteran license plate; DFA, VA outline costs and verification
Summary
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 405 to create a specialty license plate for women veterans and retire an existing Pearl Harbor survivor plate, sponsor Senator Dave Wallace told the committee.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 405, which would issue a specialty license plate for women veterans in Arkansas and retire an existing Pearl Harbor survivor plate, sponsor Senator Dave Wallace said.
Senator Wallace said the Department of Veterans Affairs will cover $20,000 in upfront costs to design and program the plate, with the department recouping that amount through a one-time, $15 design-use contribution charged to each veteran who obtains the plate. "The really good part of this is $5 at 15 will go immediately to…
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