Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the License Plates topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee approves specialty "retired legislator" license plate
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 11 22 to authorize a specialty license plate for retired legislators who meet time-in-office thresholds; the BMV said creating the plate may cost more than it generates, and the bill passed 7-1.
Representative Bartlett introduced House Bill 11 22, a proposal to authorize a specialty "retired legislator" license plate for lawmakers who meet specified service thresholds (for example, 12 years in the Senate or a combined total of service equal to 12 years).
Bartlett said the plate would recognize the service of long-serving legislators and allow retirees to purchase a plate designating their status. The proposal sets eligibility by years of elected service; under the bill27s current form, the Senate threshold is three full terms (12 years) and the House threshold is five full terms (10 years), with combined-service counting toward eligibility.
Senators asked whether the plate would generate revenue. Cody Eckert of the Indiana BMV said the cost to produce a new specialty plate would likely exceed any revenue such a plate would raise, so the fiscal effect might be a net cost rather than a revenue source.
No witnesses were signed up to testify for or against the bill. The committee took a roll call; recorded votes show seven ayes and one no (Senator Byrne), and the chair announced passage 7-1.
The bill will advance with the committee's recommendation to pass.
