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Senate narrows route for specialty license plates after heated floor debate over $9,000 funding
Summary
Lawmakers debated multiple specialty license plate bills and an amendment requiring private startup funding; concerns about setting a precedent for plate proliferation were raised. First Substitute Senate Bill 24 (license-plate program with private-funding requirement) passed to the House; another children’s-plate measure failed narrowly.
Senate members spent a large portion of the Feb. 10 floor session debating whether specialty license plates should be allowed to proceed only if sponsors provided startup funds.
The discussion centered on several plate proposals — including a soil conservation plate (Senate Bill 134), a children’s plate proposal (Senate Bill 215), and a first substitute for Senate Bill 24 tied to snowmobile/ski industry interests. Sponsors acknowledged a $9,000 setup cost for producing a plate and offered…
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