HOUSE BILL 157

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2020

INTRODUCED BY

Jason C. Harper

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; CREATING A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE FOR SUPPORTERS OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCING CHILDHOOD CANCER; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] CHILDHOOD CANCER FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.--

          A. The department shall issue a standardized childhood cancer family support special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient supports families with a child with cancer.

          B. For an initial fee of forty dollars ($40.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner may apply for issuance of a special registration plate as provided in Subsection A of this section. The vehicle owner shall pay a renewal fee of forty dollars ($40.00) each year to retain and renew the childhood cancer family support special registration plate.

          C. The revenue from the fees imposed by Subsection B of this section for the childhood cancer family support special registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

                (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the special registration plate; and

                (2) thirty dollars ($30.00) of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected shall be distributed to and are appropriated to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for the division of pediatric hematology and oncology."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2020.

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