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Senate committee broadens eligibility for Gold Star Family license plate (SB594)
Summary
Committee approved SB594 to expand eligibility for the Gold Star Family license plate to be more inclusive of family members; sponsor said the change aligns plate criteria with federal practice and supports grieving families.
Senator Wallace presented Senate Bill 594 to the committee as a revision to the Gold Star Family license plate criteria and said the bill expands who may qualify to display the plate.
The sponsor described the plate as one "you never wanna have on your car" and said the bill makes the state program more inclusive of family members whose loved ones died in recent incidents, citing service members lost in a refueling crash as an example. The sponsor said federal criteria have broadened and the state plate eligibility should follow suit.
No members had signed up to speak against the bill. A motion by Senator Nisman, seconded by Senator Pitt, was called and SB594 passed the committee by voice vote.
Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions in the transcript; sponsor said the change will help grieving families and noted a Gold Star Monument under development.
