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Memo published: February 12, 2024 Contact: David Moore, Senior Staff Attorney
2023 Senate Bill 740 Senate Amendment 1
2023 SENATE BILL 740
Current law allows an immediate family member of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed
forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces to obtain a Gold Star license plate if the
immediate family member meets criteria specified under federal law for a gold star lapel button. Also
under current law, a person who wishes to personalize a registration plate must generally pay, in
addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, a fee of $15 for the issuance of the plate and $15 in each
succeeding year to maintain the plate.
2023 Senate Bill 740 exempts a person who is eligible for a Gold Star license plate from the $15 annual
fee for the personalization of a Gold Star license plate. Under the bill, this exemption first applies to
applications for registration received by the Department of Transportation on the bill’s effective date.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1
Senate Amendment 1 removes the bill’s initial applicability provision.
BILL HISTORY
Senator Hutton offered Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 740 on January 29, 2024. On February 8,
2024, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government voted unanimously to
recommend adoption of Senate Amendment 1 and passage of Senate Bill 740, as amended.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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