WOMEN VETERAN REGISTRATION PLATE S.B. 268 (S-2):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 268 (Substitute S-2 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Vincent Gregory
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to do the following:
-- Allow a veteran or his or her spouse to apply to the Secretary of State (SOS) for a special registration plate that would display an appropriate vignette and the words "woman veteran" preceding the registration number and the word "veteran" beneath the registration number.
-- Require a plate application to include proof that the applicant, or his or her spouse, was a veteran, as required by the SOS.
-- Require the application for the special registration plate, and any renewal application, to be accompanied by a $5 service fee.
-- Require a person issued a special plate to be assessed the applicable registration tax.
-- Specify that the use of the special registration plate on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate was issued, or by a person who did not qualify under the bill, would be a misdemeanor.
-- Specify that the special registration plate would expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner.
The bill would take effect on August 1, 2019.
Proposed MCL 257.803s Legislative Analyst: Drew Krogulecki
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the Department of State. The Department has indicated that the bill would create costs associated with the manufacture of the proposed registration plate, development and printing of new application forms, and programming costs to include the new plate in the Secretary of State's system. The Department's annual appropriations should be able to absorb these costs; however, any costs beyond those that could be absorbed would require additional appropriations.
Date Completed: 3-5-18 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
This 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.