HB238 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Wes KitchensSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to motor vehicle registration and distinctive motor vehicle license plates; to authorize the issuance of a distinctive motor vehicle license plate to benefit brain cancer research.

Summary

HB238 creates a Brain Cancer Research specialty license plate in Alabama with a $50 annual fee and five-year validity, funding brain cancer research.

What This Bill Does

The bill allows Alabama residents to obtain a Brain Cancer Research license plate for passenger cars, pickups, and self-propelled campers/house cars by paying a $50 annual fee and meeting registration requirements. The plate would be designed by Blazer Bolt, Incorporated and issued only while the company qualifies for the distinctive plate category, with the design approved by the Commissioner of Revenue, and plates would be valid for five years and may be replaced after that. Funds from the annual fee would be used to fund brain cancer research in Alabama, with Blazer Bolt’s portion directed to that purpose; the Department of Revenue would adopt rules to implement the program.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who own eligible vehicles (passenger cars, pickups, and self-propelled campers/house cars) and choose to obtain the Brain Cancer Research license plate by paying the $50 annual fee.
• Blazer Bolt, Incorporated (designer of the plate and recipient of a portion of the fee) and the Alabama brain cancer research funding program, with the Department of Revenue administering the program.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Authorizes issuance of a distinctive 'Brain Cancer Research' license plate for Alabama residents with eligible vehicles, sets a $50 annual fee, five-year validity, and requires design by Blazer Bolt, Incorporated with approval by the Commissioner of Revenue; plates are issued as long as Blazer Bolt qualifies for the distinctive plate category.
• Provision 2: Directs that the annual plate fee be distributed per existing law, with Blazer Bolt's portion used to fund brain cancer research in Alabama, and allows the Department of Revenue to adopt rules to implement the section; the act becomes effective January 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor vehicle registrations; distinctive license plate for brain cancer research.