PERSONALIZED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES H.B. 4450 (H-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4450 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Jacob Hoogendyk
House Committee: Transportation
Senate Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to allow the Secretary of State (SOS) to issue personalized military veteran specialty license plates. The bill would take effect January 1, 2006.
Under Section 803b of the Code, the SOS may issue a personalized registration plate for use on a motor vehicle instead of a standard registration plate. The plate must bear letters and numbers as the SOS prescribes. The SOS may not issue a letter combination that might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
Other sections of the Code also allow the SOS to issue specialty military veteran license plates. Under the bill, an applicant for any of the veteran plates described in those sections would be eligible to request, and the SOS could issue, the plate with a sequence of letters and numbers authorized under Section 803b for personalized registration plates.
MCL 257.803b Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval
FISCAL IMPACT
The Department of State reports that one-time programming costs would amount to approximately $70,000.
Date Completed: 11-12-04 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4450/0304