Specialty License Plates
Summary
Specialty License Plates; Authorizes credit for or refund of annual use fee if specified condition is met; provides that DHSMV may not issue new specialty license plates until sufficient number of plates are discontinued; provides exception to requirement that specialty license plate annual use fees & interest earned from those fees only be expended in this state; requires DHSMV to discontinue independent college or university's existing specialty license plate if college or university elects to use standard template specialty license plate; requires DHSMV to develop specified specialty license plates; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of such plates.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2021
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 23
Apr 19, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 676 (Ch. 2021-177)
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 747971 filed
lower
Apr 19, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-3)
house
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee; Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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