| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transportation; establishing Donate 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. [168.1261] DONATE LIFE PLATES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.The commissioner must issue Donate Life special |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8plates 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 a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.125, along with any other fees required under 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) contributes a minimum of $25 annually to the organ and tissue donation account; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17licensing of drivers. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19nationally standard organ, eye, and tissue donation logo and the inscription "Donate Life." |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25-04611 as introduced03/07/25 REVISOR KRB/VJ |
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| 22 | 22 | | SENATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 24 | 24 | | S.F. No. 3008NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN) |
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| 26 | 26 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | Introduction and first reading03/27/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Referred to Transportation 2.1 Subd. 3.Plates transfer.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2.2fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.3if the subsequent vehicle is: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.4 (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.5 (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.6 Subd. 4.Exemption.Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.7168.1293, subdivision 2. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.8 Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation.Contributions collected under |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.9subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the organ and tissue donation account, which |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.10is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.11commissioner. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.12funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the nonprofit organization LifeSource |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.13to further its activities related to organ, eye, and tissue donation, including donation registry |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.14maintenance, education, and outreach. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, for Donate Life special |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.16plates issued on or after that date. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 25-04611 as introduced03/07/25 REVISOR KRB/VJ |
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