HB1276: (3rd New Title) relative to special number plates for veterans, establishing a committee to study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star, authorizing rules relating to certain commemorative license plates, and requiring an additional fee for certain motor vehicle registrations.

CHAPTER 209

HB 1276-FN – FINAL VERSION

11Mar2004… 0433h

04/08/04 1009s

04/08/04 1108s

04/08/04 1109s

25May2004… 1561CofC

2004 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1276-FN

AN ACT relative to special number plates for veterans, establishing a committee to study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star, authorizing rules relating to certain commemorative license plates, and requiring an additional fee for certain motor vehicle registrations.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hallyburton, Hills 45; Rep. Coughlin, Hills 45; Rep. Fields, Hills 58; Rep. McCann, Rock 84

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Makes certain veterans of World War II eligible for special number plates for veterans.

II. Establishes a committee to study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

III. Authorizes the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt rules relating to commemorative license plates.

IV. Requires the department of safety to collect an additional fee for motor vehicle registrations processed by electronic means.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2004… 0433h

04/08/04 1009s

04/08/04 1108s

04/08/04 1109s

25May2004… 1561CofC

03-2204

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to special number plates for veterans, establishing a committee to study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star, authorizing rules relating to certain commemorative license plates, and requiring an additional fee for certain motor vehicle registrations.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

209:1 Special Number Plates for Veterans; Eligibility. Amend RSA 261:87-b to read as follows:

261:87-b Special Number Plates for Veterans. The director is hereby authorized to issue special number plates to be used on motor vehicles owned by veterans of the United States armed services, in lieu of other number plates. The design of these special plates shall be determined by the commissioner, and shall be distinct from the design or designs of those plates issued under RSA 261:86. Such plates shall be issued only upon application, proof of honorable discharge from the armed services as deemed appropriate by the director, and payment of a one time $25 fee to recover production and administrative costs that shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate fees otherwise required. The director shall also issue such plates to any person providing proof of honorable discharge from the armed services of any nation allied with the United States during World War II and proof of such person’s service during World War II. Renewals of such special number plates shall be charged the fee assessed for standard motor vehicles as prescribed under RSA 261:141. The plates furnished pursuant to this section are non-transferable and shall expire upon the death of the veteran.

209:2 Committee to Study Establishing Special Number Plates for Veterans Who Were Awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

I. There is established a committee to study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

II. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Four members of the house, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

IV. The committee shall study establishing special number plates for veterans who were awarded the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

V. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

VI. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 30, 2004.

209:3 New Section; Commemorative License Plates. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 91 the following new section:

261:91-a Commemorative License Plates. The director is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for the design, sale, and distribution by towns and cities celebrating the centennial, bicentennial, tricentennial, or sesquicentennial of the founding of the town or city or similar special occasion in the history of the town or city, and the display of said plates in place of the front license plate on vehicles for a period not to exceed one year, during which the celebration is taking place.

209:4 New Section; Registration Fees; Processing Fee to be Collected. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 141-a the following new section:

261:141-b Processing Fee to be Collected. The department shall collect an additional $5 fee for each registration processed by electronic means.

209:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: June 11, 2004)

(Effective Date: June 11, 2004)