1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing Donate Life special license plates;
1.3 appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.4 168.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [168.1261] DONATE LIFE PLATES.
1.7 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.The commissioner must issue Donate Life special
1.8plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
1.10truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.11 (2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
1.125, along with any other fees required under this chapter;
1.13 (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
1.14 (4) contributes a minimum of $25 annually to the organ and tissue donation account;
1.15and
1.16 (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
1.17licensing of drivers.
1.18 Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a
1.19nationally standard organ, eye, and tissue donation logo and the inscription "Donate Life."
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2364
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Zeleznikar, Klevorn, Warwas, Bahner, Huot and others03/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 3.Plates transfer.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
2.2fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
2.3if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4 (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5 (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6 Subd. 4.Exemption.Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
2.7168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.8 Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation.Contributions collected under
2.9subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the organ and tissue donation account, which
2.10is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
2.11commissioner. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account
2.12funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the nonprofit organization LifeSource
2.13to further its activities related to organ, eye, and tissue donation, including donation registry
2.14maintenance, education, and outreach.
2.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, for Donate Life special
2.16plates issued on or after that date.
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