| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to motor vehicles; establishing Choose Life special license plates; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 168. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [168.1289] CHOOSE LIFE SPECIAL PLATES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.The commissioner must issue Choose Life special |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) pays special plate fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12along with any other fees required by this chapter; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (5) contributes $25 upon initial application and a minimum of $25 annually to the Choose |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Life account; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18licensing of drivers. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes an |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20image of the Choose Life kids logo in the design area on the left side of the plate and the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21inscription "Choose Life" on the bottom of the plate. A second suitable logo that includes |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0154101/06/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 309 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Mekeland, Knudsen, Dotseth, Sexton, Gillman and others01/23/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1an image of a silhouette of one adult and one child must be adopted by the commissioner |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2by April 1, 2026. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 Subd. 3.Plates transfer.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that is |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 Subd. 4.Exemption.Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7168.1293, subdivision 2. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8 Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation.Contributions collected under |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Choose Life account, which is established |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to Choose Life Minnesota, Inc., to be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13distributed to agencies as required under subdivision 6. The commissioner must include |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14with its distribution to Choose Life Minnesota, Inc., a report specifying the ratio of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (5), in each county to the total |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16contributions collected in the state. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17 Subd. 6.Contribution recipient requirements.(a) Using the county contribution report |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18from the commissioner in subdivision 5, Choose Life Minnesota, Inc., must distribute each |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19county's share of collected contributions to nongovernmental, nonprofit agencies within |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20each county that assist pregnant women who are making adoption plans for their children. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21Funds may not be distributed to any agency that is involved in or associated with abortion |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22activities, including counseling for or referrals to abortion clinics, providing medical |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23abortion-related procedures, or pro-abortion advertising. Funds may not be distributed to |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24any agency that charges women for services received. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25 (b) Agencies that receive funds under this subdivision must use the funds to provide for |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26the material needs of pregnant women who are making adoption plans for their children, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.27including but not limited to clothing, housing, medical care, food, utilities, and transportation. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.28Agencies that receive funds under this subdivision may not provide or assist a woman to |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.29obtain adoption services from a provider that is not licensed. Funds may be expended to |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.30support birth mothers for 60 days after delivery and infants awaiting placement with adoptive |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.31parents and any adoption-related counseling, training, or advertising. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2.32 (c) Funds distributed under this section must not be used for administrative expenses, |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2.33legal expenses, or capital expenditures except that Choose Life Minnesota, Inc., may use |
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| 64 | 64 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 65 | 65 | | REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0154101/06/25 3.1up to 15 percent of funds for administration and promotion of the Choose Life special license |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.2plate program. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.3 (d) If no qualified agency applies to receive funds in a county in any year, that county's |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.4share of contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (5), must be distributed |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.5proportionally to any qualified agencies that apply to receive funds and that maintain a place |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.6of business within a 150-mile radius of the county seat of the county containing no qualified |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.7agency. If no qualified agencies apply, the funds must be held by Choose Life Minnesota, |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.8Inc., until a qualified agency under this subdivision applies for the funds. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.9 (e) Each agency that receives funds under this subdivision must submit an annual |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.10attestation to Choose Life Minnesota, Inc. Any unused funds that exceed ten percent of the |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.11funds received by an agency each year must be returned to Choose Life Minnesota, Inc., |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.12which must distribute the funds to other qualified agencies within the state. |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, for special plates issued |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.14on or after that date. |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3Section 1. |
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| 80 | 80 | | REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0154101/06/25 |
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