HB366 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kenneth PaschalRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to motor vehicle registration; to amend Section 32-6-650, Code of Alabama 1975; to add the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Space Force to the list of service branches for which a military distinctive license plate is available; and to repeal Section 32-6-640, Code of Alabama 1975.

Summary

HB366 adds Space Force to Alabama's military distinctive license plate program and aligns the Marine Corps plate with a $3 issuance fee.

What This Bill Does

It makes the U.S. Space Force eligible for a military distinctive license plate. It changes the Marine Corps plate so the initial issuance fee is $3, like other branches, and subjects it to the same issuance process. It repeals a prior provision (32-6-640) and sets design responsibility with the Department of Veterans Affairs and approval by the Department of Revenue, with plates issued and processed like other distinctive plates. The act takes effect January 1, 2024, and plates remain valid for five years.

Who It Affects

• Active, retired, or honorably discharged Alabama residents who are members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Marine Corps, or Space Force can obtain a military distinctive license plate for a $3 initial issuance fee.
• Alabama state agencies and license plate offices (notably the Department of Revenue and the Department of Veterans Affairs) will handle design, approval, issuance, and administration of these plates under the new rules, and will repeal the old related provision.

Key Provisions

• Adds the U.S. Space Force to the list of branches eligible for a military distinctive license plate.
• Modifies the Marine Corps plate so its initial issuance fee is $3 and aligns it with the other branches; the Space Force plate is also added to the program.
• Requires military distinctive plates to be designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue; plates are issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive plates.
• The Department of Revenue may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
• Repeals Section 32-6-640.
• Effective January 1, 2024.
• Plates remain valid for five years and may be replaced with a conventional plate or a new branch plate.

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