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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/11/07
HB 907
SHORT TITLE Free National Guard License Plates
SB
ANALYST Earnest
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
Responses Not Received From
Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 907 amends the special registration plate section of the motor vehicle code to
eliminate the registration fee for motor vehicles of members of the National Guard.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
This bill may result in the reduction of revenue to the state by eliminating the fees for members
of the National Guard. However, the Motor Vehicle Department indicates that National Guard
members are currently not being charged registration fees. Thus, this bill may have little, if any,
fiscal impact.
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House Bill 907 – Page
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Under current law, members of the National Guard are a special, distinctive license plate, at no
additional fee. This bill eliminates all fees, including the regular registration fees, for National
Guard members. Currently, MVD is not charging National Guard Members a registration. This
bill would align statute with practice.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
This bill carries no significant administrative implications.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The added language doesn’t specify if there is a fee for renewing the registration plate.
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