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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 407
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH10199-NEf-70
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5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: Divine Nine Special Registration Plate Act. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Roberson, Hawkins, and Dahle (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
11		-	Operations of the House
12		-	March 17, 2025
13		-	H407 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Roberson.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH10199 -NEf-70
14	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
15	14		AN ACT ENACTING THE DIVINE NINE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE ACT BY 2
16	15		ESTABLISHING A SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY SPECIAL REGISTRATION 3
17	16		PLATE AND ADJUSTING THE FEES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FEES FOR VARIOUS 4
18	17		OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES RELATED TO DIVINE NINE 5
19	18		FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES. 6
20	19		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
21	20		SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the "Divine Nine Special Registration Plate 8
22	21		Act." 9
23	22		SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten: 10
24	23		"(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: 11
25	24		… 12
26	25		() Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor 13
27	26		vehicle. The plate shall bear the sorority's symbol and name and the phrase 14
28	27		"Greater Service, Greater Progress." 15
29	28		…." 16
30	29		SECTION 3. G.S. 20-79.7 reads as rewritten: 17
31	30		"§ 20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees. 18
32	31		… 19
33	32		(a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle 20
34	33		registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount: 21
35	34		22
36	35		Special Plate Additional Fee Amount 23
37	36		Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $20.00 24
38	37		Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $30.00 25
39	38		… 26
40	39		Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Expired July 1, 2016 27
41	40		Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $20.00 28
42	41		El Pueblo Expired July 1, 2016 29
43	42		… 30
44	43		In God We Trust $30.00 31
45	44		Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $20.00 32
46	45		Keeping the Lights On $30.00 33
47		-	… 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 407-First Edition
49		-	Personalized $30.00 1
50		-	Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $20.00 2
51		-	Pilot Mountain State Park $30.00 3
52		-	… 4
53		-	Share the Road $30.00 5
54		-	Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $20.00 6
55		-	S.T.A.R. Expired July 1, 2016 7
56		-	… 8
57		-	(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and 9
58		-	Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must 10
59		-	credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this 11
60		-	section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural 12
61		-	Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF) which 13
62		-	is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is 14
63		-	established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows: 15
64		-	16
65		-	Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF 17
66		-	AIDS Awareness – Expired 18
67		-	July 1, 2016 19
68		-	Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $10 $10 0 0 20
69		-	Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $10 $20 0 0 21
70		-	… 22
71		-	Daughters of the American 23
72		-	Revolution – Expired July 1, 24
73		-	2016 25
74		-	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $10 $10 0 0 26
75		-	Donate Life $10 $10 0 0 27
76		-	… 28
77		-	Kappa Alpha Order – Expired 29
78		-	July 1, 2016 30
79		-	Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 31
80		-	Keeping The Lights On $10 $20 0 0 32
81		-	… 33
82		-	Pisgah Conservancy $10 $20 0 0 34
83		-	Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 35
84		-	POW/MIA Bring Them Home $10 $10 0 0 36
85		-	… 37
86		-	Share the Road $10 $20 0 0 38
87		-	Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $10 $20 0 0 39
88		-	Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival – 40
89		-	Expired July 1, 2016 41
90		-	…." 42
91		-	SECTION 4. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding the following new subsections to 43
92		-	read: 44
93		-	"() Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 45
94		-	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 46
95		-	Sorority plates to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. 47
96		-	() Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 48
97		-	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Delta Sigma Theta 49
98		-	Sorority plates to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation. 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
99		-	House Bill 407-First Edition Page 3
100		-	() Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 1
101		-	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Kappa Alpha Psi 2
102		-	Fraternity plates to the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation. 3
103		-	() Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 4
104		-	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Phi Beta Sigma 5
105		-	Fraternity plates to the PBS Impact Foundation. 6
106		-	() Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 7
107		-	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Sigma Gamma Rho 8
108		-	Sorority plates to the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc." 9
109		-	SECTION 5. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and 10
110		-	renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-79.4(b) and G.S. 20-81.12 to ensure that 11
111		-	all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly. 12
112		-	SECTION 6. This act is effective when it becomes law. 13
	46	+	… 34
	47	+	Personalized $30.00 35
	48	+	Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $20.00 36
	49	+	H.B. 407
	50	+	Mar 13, 2025
	51	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRH10199-NEf-70
	53	+	Pilot Mountain State Park $30.00 1
	54	+	… 2
	55	+	Share the Road $30.00 3
	56	+	Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $20.00 4
	57	+	S.T.A.R. Expired July 1, 2016 5
	58	+	… 6
	59	+	(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and 7
	60	+	Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must 8
	61	+	credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this 9
	62	+	section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural 10
	63	+	Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF) which 11
	64	+	is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is 12
	65	+	established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows: 13
	66	+	14
	67	+	Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF 15
	68	+	AIDS Awareness – Expired 16
	69	+	July 1, 2016 17
	70	+	Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $10 $10 0 0 18
	71	+	Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $10 $20 0 0 19
	72	+	… 20
	73	+	Daughters of the American 21
	74	+	Revolution – Expired July 1, 22
	75	+	2016 23
	76	+	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $10 $10 0 0 24
	77	+	Donate Life $10 $10 0 0 25
	78	+	… 26
	79	+	Kappa Alpha Order – Expired 27
	80	+	July 1, 2016 28
	81	+	Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 29
	82	+	Keeping The Lights On $10 $20 0 0 30
	83	+	… 31
	84	+	Pisgah Conservancy $10 $20 0 0 32
	85	+	Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 33
	86	+	POW/MIA Bring Them Home $10 $10 0 0 34
	87	+	… 35
	88	+	Share the Road $10 $20 0 0 36
	89	+	Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $10 $20 0 0 37
	90	+	Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival – 38
	91	+	Expired July 1, 2016 39
	92	+	…." 40
	93	+	SECTION 4. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding the following new subsections to 41
	94	+	read: 42
	95	+	"() Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 43
	96	+	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 44
	97	+	Sorority plates to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. 45
	98	+	() Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 46
	99	+	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Delta Sigma Theta 47
	100	+	Sorority plates to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation. 48
	101	+	() Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 49
	102	+	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Kappa Alpha Psi 50
	103	+	Fraternity plates to the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	104	+	DRH10199-NEf-70 Page 3
	105	+	() Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 1
	106	+	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Phi Beta Sigma 2
	107	+	Fraternity plates to the PBS Impact Foundation. 3
	108	+	() Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 4
	109	+	Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Sigma Gamma Rho 5
	110	+	Sorority plates to the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc." 6
	111	+	SECTION 5. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and 7
	112	+	renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-79.4(b) and G.S. 20-81.12 to ensure that 8
	113	+	all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly. 9
	114	+	SECTION 6. This act is effective when it becomes law. 10