Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

HB 655 exempts new specialty license plates supporting Tennessee's state historic sites from minimum issuance requirements (1,000 initial plates and 800 renewal plates). The bill applies specifically to plates where sales funds are allocated to and used by nonprofit organizations managing sites designated as state historic sites by the Tennessee Historical Commission. This amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-4-202 streamlines the process for authorizing these plates under existing historic preservation laws (§ 55-4-311, -312, -314). The change directly benefits nonprofit organizations operating historic sites by reducing administrative barriers for specialty plate programs.