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Hafen introduces bill to add Space Force and missing decorations to Nevada special veteran license plates
Summary
Assembly Bill 409 would permit personalization of certain veteran and distinguished service license plates and add recognition for the U.S. Space Force; DMV testified neutral and said cumulative plate changes could strain production capacity.
Assemblymember Gregory Hafen II opened the hearing on Assembly Bill 409, which seeks to expand personalization of decorated military and distinguished‑service license plates and add a special plate for the U.S. Space Force.
Hafen told the committee that previous sessions had left gaps in the set of military plates that may be personalized and that conversations with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles revealed the absence of a Space Force plate in current state offerings. “As you just heard, we have a problem,” Hafen said, summarizing the motivation for the bill and explaining the intended change: extend personalization privileges that other license plates receive to additional veteran plates, and provide a Space Force plate so that Nevada’s Guardians may obtain a specialty plate.
The sponsor submitted an amendment on NELIS to add personalization for additional decorations (Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross) and later asked the committee to consider adding Assemblymember Gray as a primary sponsor.
Sean Sevehr of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles testified in neutral. Sevehr said the DMV submitted a fiscal note described as “0 impact; cannot be determined,” explaining that while many license‑plate changes are individually low impact, a collection of new specialty or personalized plates can produce a cumulative burden on the DMV’s license‑plate factory, which operates on thin margins. Sevehr also reported that the DMV had implemented AB203 from a prior session, which allowed veterans to personalize military license plates.
Caller testimony came from a Las Vegas resident, Al Rojas, who praised specialty plates and voiced support for AB409 based on community recognition for first responders and veterans.
The committee did not take a vote on AB409 at the hearing and closed the item after sponsors and DMV staff agreed to follow up on the co‑sponsorship request and technical details for the amendment.
