HLS 15RS-429 REENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 417
BY REPRESENTATIVES BERTHELOT, ADAMS, ANDERS, ARNOLD, BARRAS,
BARROW, BOUIE, BROWN, HENRY BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY,
CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COX, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAROFALO,
GISCLAIR, HALL, HARRISON, HAVARD, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, HUNTER,
MIKE JOHNSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, KLECKLEY, NANCY LANDRY,
LEBAS, LEGER, LEOPOLD, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MONTOUCET, ORTEGO,
OURSO, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, AND
SMITH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MTR VEHICLE/PUBLIC: Creates an ALS special prestige license plate
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 47:463.183, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide
3 for the "Challenge ALS" special prestige license plate; to provide for creation,
4 issuance, and design of such license plates; to provide relative to the fee and
5 distribution of fees for such plates; to authorize the promulgation of rules and
6 regulations relative to the creation and implementation of a special prestige license
7 plate; and to provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.183 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง463.183. Special prestige license plates; "ALS"
11 A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall
12 establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Challenge
13 ALS" plate. These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup
14 trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.
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1 B. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the ALS
2 Association Lousiana-Mississippi Chapter, provided it is in compliance with R.S.
3 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Challenge ALS".
4 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
5 citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
6 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of thirty dollars that
7 shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee shall be
8 in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section
9 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents
10 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative
11 costs.
12 E. The annual royalty fee collected by the department shall be forwarded to
13 the ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter or its successor organization.
14 The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely for amyotrophic
15 lateral sclerosis research.
16 F. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to
17 implement the provisions of this Section.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 417 Reengrossed 2015 Regular Session Berthelot
Abstract: Creates the ALS special prestige license plate. Provides for fees, distribution of
fees, issuance, creation, and design of the license plate and promulgation of rules.
Proposed law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue
special prestige license plates to be known as the "Challenge ALS" license plates.
Proposed law provides that the ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter will select
the color and design of the license plate. Specifies that the design shall include the words
"Challenge ALS".
Proposed law specifies that the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen
of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
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Proposed law requires the department to collect an annual royalty fee of $30, as well as a
handling fee of $3.50 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
administrative costs.
Proposed law provides that monies collected by the department be forwarded to the ALS
Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter or its successor organization. Specifies that the
monies will be used for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.184)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Makes technical changes to describe ALS.
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