California Assembly Bill AB2450 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2450AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Logue and John A. Prez FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act  to add Section 5162 to the Vehicle Code,  relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2450, as amended, Logue. Specialized license  plates.   plates: kidney disease awareness.  Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialty license plates, including environmental license plates and specified special environmental design license plates. Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the DMV to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. This bill would  declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the issuance of   require the State Department of Public Health to apply to the DMV to sponsor  a specialized license plate that promotes awareness of kidney disease and bears the  name and official  logo of the National Kidney Foundation. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 5162 is added to the   Vehicle Code   , to read:   5162. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall apply to the department to sponsor a kidney disease awareness license plate program pursuant to this article. (b) Notwithstanding Section 5154, a license plate issued pursuant to this section shall bear the name and official logo of the National Kidney Foundation.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the issuance of a specialized license plate that promotes awareness of kidney disease and bears the logo of the National Kidney Foundation, with the proceeds of sales of the plate to be provided to the National Kidney Foundation.