SB23 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Motor Vehicles, distinctive license plates, Bronze Star plate, additional fee, distrib. to Veterans' Assistance Fund

Summary

Creates a Bronze Star distinctive license plate for Alabama veterans, charges a $25 annual fee, and directs the funds to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates a new Bronze Star license plate for Bronze Star recipients in Alabama, for private passenger vehicles, with an annual $25 fee and a five-year plate validity. Applicants must show proof of Bronze Star status (DD Form 214). Net proceeds, after production and administrative costs, are deposited to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund in the State Treasury through the Comptroller.

Who It Affects

• Bronze Star recipients who own private passenger or pleasure vehicles and choose to obtain the new distinctive plate, paying the $25 annual fee and providing DD Form 214 as proof.
• State and local vehicle registration authorities (judges of probate or license commissioners) and the State Comptroller, who handle collection, processing, and transfer of the funds to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a new distinctive 'Bronze Star' license plate category for Bronze Star recipients.
• Imposes an annual $25 fee for private passenger or pleasure vehicles with the Bronze Star plate.
• Plate is valid for five years and renewable; applicants must submit DD Form 214 as proof of Bronze Star status.
• Plate design to be created by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue; processed like other distinctive plates.
• Net proceeds (after administrative and production costs) go to the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund in the State Treasury.
• Proceeds are distributed by each judge of probate or license commissioner to the state Comptroller, who deposits them into the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund.
• Requires repeal of laws to the extent they conflict with this act; becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles