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Committee approves amendment letting surviving spouses obtain military honor license plates
Summary
The committee adopted an agreement-level amendment to a House bill to allow surviving spouses who had not previously held military honor tags to receive Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross license plates with a 'surviving spouse' decal; the amended bill passed on a voice vote.
A committee amendment to House Bill 1716, offered as an agreed-to change from the House, would allow surviving spouses who did not previously hold honor license plates (such as Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross plates) to receive those specialty plates and a decal identifying them as a surviving spouse.
The sponsor, speaking for Hot Springs Village (which the sponsor said has a high concentration of retired military personnel), said the amendment "puts that clause in there" so surviving spouses may be honored with the plate and decal. The sponsor described handling frequent inquiries from widows and surviving spouses about how to secure such recognition.
No members of the public signed up to speak for or against the bill during this hearing. Senator Sample moved passage of the bill after the amendment; Senator Eads seconded, and the committee approved HB1716 by voice vote.
The committee recorded the procedural action and congratulated the sponsor; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript.
