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House concurs with Senate changes to make special group license plate a one‑time recognition plate
Summary
First substitute HB34 was concurred with and passed the House 68–0 on Feb. 21, 2013; sponsor said the change makes it a recognition plate with a one-time fee and removes an annual restricted-account fundraising mechanism.
The Utah House on Feb. 21, 2013 concurred with Senate amendments to first substitute House Bill 34, converting a proposed special-group license plate from an annual fundraising plate into a one‑time recognition plate without a restricted account. Representative Al Peterson, speaking for the sponsor, said the change eliminates ongoing distributions to a group and sets a Nov. 1 effective date to align with an upgrade of the Division of Motor Vehicles' system.
Representative Powell questioned the difference between the Senate option and the original bill; the sponsor explained that the plate would not distribute money annually to a particular organization, that the initial run requires sufficient donations to produce the plates, and that the plate would be available to any purchaser with a one‑time fee. The House concurred and recorded final passage: 68 yeas, 0 nays. The bill will return to the Senate for the president's signature.
