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Committee advances organ-donor and America First license plates; amends America First measure
Summary
The committee passed two license-plate measures: a new organ-donor plate (SB84) and an America First plate (SB290) as amended. Members approved the organ-donor tag with little debate and approved SB290 after removing an overlapping provision by amendment.
The committee approved two separate license-plate measures during the session.
Senator Shawn Albers introduced SB84 to create a new organ-donor specialty license plate. Albers said the tag is intended to raise awareness of organ donation and help potential donors indicate their preference. The measure received supportive comment from committee members and passed on a voice vote.
Later the committee considered SB290, a vehicle license-plate bill that included two components: the America First specialty plate language and a provision regarding prepaid issuance included in another draft. Committee members discussed the overlap with SB84 and whether to retain organ-donor language in SB290. Members voted to remove lines 26 through 32 (the overlapping language) by amendment, then passed SB290 as amended. The chair called the votes by voice and the measures passed the committee.
Ending: Both measures were advanced by the committee; staff indicated they will prepare the rules forms and any required title changes for further processing.
