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Committee advances bill to create optional registered‑nurse license plates
Summary
S2754 would authorize optional license plates identifying registered nurses; a nurse testified the plate could aid emergency recognition and workforce mobility during declared emergencies and would be optional and privacy‑protected.
The Senate Transportation Committee released Senate Bill S2754, which authorizes creation of optional license plates for registered nurses.
Elizabeth Pichardo Baer, a registered nurse, testified in support and framed the plate as a tool for emergency preparedness and public‑safety coordination. "This proposal is not symbolic. It is about public safety, emergency preparedness, and health care infrastructure resilience," she told the committee, saying recognizable plates could assist law enforcement and emergency personnel in identifying essential health‑care workers during declared emergencies.
Baer said the plates would be optional, privacy‑minded (displaying only professional designation, not names or license numbers) and could be cost‑neutral or revenue‑positive through plate fees. Committee members reacted positively and the measure was released on roll call.
