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HB 2446: military services special plates

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

                                Trans: DPA 4-3-0-0

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteEstablishes the military services special plate.

History

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is required to issue or renew special license plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and procedures. (A.R.S. § 28-2403) A $25 fee is required for each original and each annual renewal of special plates, with some exceptions. (A.R.S. § 28-2402) Special license plates currently being offered include Arizona State University, Purple Heart, Child Abuse Prevention, Historic Plate. ADOT currently offers over 60 special license plates.

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-608, the Veterans Donation Fund (VDF) is established consisting of monies, gifts and contributions donated and monies from certain veteran and honored military special plates. The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services (ADVS) is required to administer the fund and may use fund monies for the benefit of the veterans within Arizona as grants.

Provisions

1.       Directs ADOT to issue a military services special plate, if by December 31, 2019 a person pays $32,000 for implementation. (Sec. 3)

2.       Requires ADOT and ADVS to design the military services special plate. (Sec. 3)

3.       Allows ADOT to combine requests for a military services special plate and a personalized special plate, in a form prescribed by ADOT and subject to fees for both plates. (Sec. 3)

4.       Stipulates that, of the $25 fee required to obtain and renew a special plate, $8 is an administrative fee and $17 is an annual donation. (Sec. 3)

5.       Directs ADOT to deposit the $8 administration fee into the state highway fund and the $17 annual donation into the VDF. (Sec. 3)

6.       Requires the Director of ADVS to establish a separate subaccount in the VDF for the deposit of monies received from the military services special plate. (Sec. 8)

7.       Requires the first $32,000 in the subaccount to be reimbursed to the person who paid the initial implementation fee. (Sec. 8)

8.       Requires the remaining monies in the subaccount to be used for services to benefit:

a.       U.S. Navy veterans in Arizona; or

b.       Immediate family members of U.S. Navy veterans in Arizona. (Sec. 8)

9.       Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1,2, 4-9)

 

Amendment

Committee on Transportation

1.       Requires, that upon request of the applicant, a military branch of service insignia to be placed on the special plate.

2.       Expands the VDF subaccount's purpose to benefit all U.S. veterans and their immediate family members.

3.       Adds a delayed effective date of September 30, 2019.

 

 

 

 

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Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2446

First Regular Session                            Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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