Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB61 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/02/2024

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.61
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESASSMANN.
0199H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection301.469,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
Missouriconservationheritagefoundationlicenseplates.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section301.469,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection301.469,toreadasfollows:
301.469.1.Anyvehicleownermayreceivelicenseplatesasprescribedinthis
2section,foranymotorvehiclesuchpersonowns,eithersolelyorjointly,otherthanan
3apportionedmotorvehicleoracommercialmotorvehiclelicensedinexcessoftwenty-four
4thousandpoundsgrossweight,afteranannualpaymentofanemblem-useauthorizationfeeto
5theMissouriconservationheritagefoundation.Thefoundationherebyauthorizestheuseof
6itsofficialemblemstobeaffixedonmultiyearlicenseplatesasprovidedinthissection.Any
7vehicleownermayannuallyapplyfortheuseoftheemblems.
8 2.Uponannualapplicationandpaymentofatwenty-fivedollaremblem-use
9authorizationfeetotheMissouriconservationheritagefoundation,thefoundationshallissue
10tothevehicleowner,withoutfurthercharge,anemblem-useauthorizationstatement,which
11shallbepresentedtothedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueatthetimeofregistrationofa
12motorvehicle.
13 3.Uponpresentationoftheannualstatement,paymentofafifteendollarfeein
14additiontotheregularregistrationfeesanddocumentswhichmayberequiredbylaw,the
15directorofthedepartmentofrevenueshallissuealicenseplate,whichshallbearanemblem
16oftheMissouriconservationheritagefoundationinaformprescribedbythedirector,tothe
17vehicleowner.Suchlicenseplatesshallbemadewithfullyreflectivematerialwitha
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18commoncolorschemeanddesign,shallbeclearlyvisibleatnight,andshallbeaesthetically
19attractive,asprescribedbysection301.130.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection
20301.144,noadditionalfeeshallbechargedforthepersonalizationoflicenseplatespursuant
21tothissection.
22 4.Applicationfortheemblem-useauthorizationandpaymentofthetwenty-five-
23dollarcontributionmayalsobemadeatthetimeofregistrationtothedirectorofthe
24departmentofrevenue,whoshalldepositthecontributiontothecreditoftheMissouri
25conservationheritagefoundation.
26 5.Avehicleowner,whowaspreviouslyissuedaplatewithaMissouriconservation
27heritagefoundationemblemauthorizedbythissectionbutwhodoesnotprovideanemblem-
28useauthorizationstatementatasubsequenttimeofregistration,shallbeissuedanewplate
29whichdoesnotbearthefoundationemblem,asotherwiseprovidedbylaw.
30 [5.]6.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenuemaypromulgaterulesand
31regulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermis
32definedinsection536.010,thatispromulgatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissection
33shallbecomeeffectiveonlyifithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofchapter
34536.AllrulemakingauthoritydelegatedpriortoAugust28,1999,isofnoforceandeffect;
35however,nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtorepealoraffectthevalidityofanyrule
36filedoradoptedpriortoAugust28,1999,ifitfullycompliedwiththeprovisionsofchapter
37536.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
38generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
39disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
40rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,1999,shallbeinvalid
41andvoid.
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