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Sponsor: new specialty license plates must cover upfront state costs
Summary
Representative Justin Gonzales told a committee that House Bill 1172 would require sponsors of new specialty license plates to pay the state’s upfront cost (estimated $5,000–$30,000); the bill does not change rules for existing plates and passed the committee on a voice vote.
Representative Justin Gonzales presented House Bill 1172, which would require sponsors who seek a new specialty license plate to pay the state’s upfront manufacturing cost. Gonzales said estimates on the fiscal-impact statement ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, and that the change would not affect existing plates.
Senators asked whether the bill would affect civic or nonprofit organizations that have in the past sought plates; Gonzales replied the bill does not alter the current requirement that a plate be repealed before a new one is added and only adds the upfront-cost responsibility for any new plate sponsors.
No one signed up to testify for or against the bill. The committee closed presentation and took a voice vote; members recorded its passage by voice vote with a motion by Senator Pitch and a second by Senator Reid.
