HB 920 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations.

HB 920 authorizes Mississippi vehicle owners to purchase special license tags for $30 annually, with the fee distributed as follows: $24 to the supporting organization, $1 to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund, $2 to highway maintenance, and $1 to a special fund. It adds new eligible organizations - including the Mississippi Land Bank, National Guard Association of Mississippi, and Magnolia Honeybee Education Exchange - to the existing list of groups that can issue these tags. The bill modifies existing code to include these groups and specifies that tags must be displayed alongside standard license plates. This is a procedural bill focused on generating revenue for specified causes through license tag sales.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower Current version · 9 edits
MAJOR
This bill expands Mississippi's distinctive license tag program by adding seven new categories of supporters eligible for special tags, including organizations like Mississippi Land Bank, Kiwanis International, National Guard Association, Mississippi College School of Law, Magnolia Honeybee Education Exchange, Promote Peace Foundation, and Jackson State University 2024 HBCU National Champions. The bill also reauthorizes existing programs for public community colleges, Pascagoula High School, and the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation, while adding new requirements for proof of purchase minimums and establishing a $30 annual fee for most new tags effective July 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill significantly expands the scope of the distinctive license tag program from primarily supporting the Declaration of Independence Center to now supporting multiple new organizations and causes across education, public safety, peacebuilding, and community initiatives.
SCOPE

Added seven new distinctive license tag categories for supporters of Mississippi Land Bank, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District of Kiwanis International, National Guard Association of Mississippi, Mississippi College School of Law, Magnolia Honeybee Education Exchange, Promote Peace Foundation, and Jackson State University 2024 HBCU National Champions.

Added new Section 2 creating a distinctive license tag program for retired members of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that organizations must submit proof that at least 100 license tags will be purchased before tags can be issued for Mississippi Land Bank supporters.

Changed Pascagoula High School license tag effective date from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2025.

Added new requirement that regular license tags must be surrendered to tax collector upon issuance of distinctive license tag, with up to two license decals issued for each distinctive tag.

Added new provision for replacement distinctive license tags in case of loss or theft, with $10 fee and 5% retention by tax collector.

TIMELINE

Extended deadline for public community college license tags from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2028.

Extended deadline for Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation license tags from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2028.

FISCAL

Added new funding distribution requirements for retired Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division tags, directing $24 to Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund, $1 to Mississippi Burn Care Fund, $2 to State Highway Fund, and $1 to special fund.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Trey Lamar
RRepublican
MS
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