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Committee backs bill to extend license-plate redesign from 5 to 10 years to cut costs
State Government · January 21, 2026
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Summary
Representative Betzel said HB256 would change mandatory license-plate redesign and reissuance from every five years to every ten, citing an estimated 4,000,000 plates in 2027 and an estimated $7.3 million production and mailing cost; the committee reported the bill favorably.
Representative Betzel presented HB256 as a cost-savings measure for state and local governments, proposing to stretch the required license-plate redesign and reissuance cycle from five years to ten. He said the change would reduce the frequency of statewide reissuance and…
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