SB32 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

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

SB32 creates a Brain Cancer Research specialty license plate in Alabama, funded by a $50 annual fee to support brain cancer research and designed by Blazer Bolt, Incorporated.

What This Bill Does

If passed, Alabama residents with eligible vehicles can apply for the Brain Cancer Research plate. The plate requires an extra $50 each year and stays valid for five years, after which it can be renewed as a conventional plate or replaced with a personalized or new Brain Cancer Research plate. The plate is issued only while Blazer Bolt, Incorporated remains eligible in the distinctive plate category and is designed under state oversight. The annual fees, including Blazer Bolt's portion, go toward funding brain cancer research in Alabama, and the Department of Revenue can set rules to implement the program.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who own passenger cars, pickup trucks, or self-propelled campers/house cars and want the Brain Cancer Research plate; they must pay the $50 annual fee and comply with registration rules.
• Blazer Bolt, Incorporated, the company responsible for designing the plate and receiving the portion of the fee dedicated to funding brain cancer research, contingent on the company maintaining its eligibility to issue the plate.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Brain Cancer Research distinctive license plate (Lares-Herring Act) and authorizes its issuance.
• Requires a $50 annual fee for plate issuance, with plates valid for five years and eligible for replacement with conventional, personalized, or new Brain Cancer Research plates thereafter.
• Plate issuance is limited to vehicles in the distinctive category for Blazer Bolt, Incorporated (passenger cars, pickup trucks, self-propelled campers/house cars).
• Blazer Bolt, Incorporated designs the plate, subject to Commissioner of Revenue approval, and the fee proceeds (including Blazer Bolt's portion) fund brain cancer research in Alabama.
• Department of Revenue may adopt rules to implement the act, and the plate remains printed and issued as long as Blazer Bolt remains eligible.

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Subjects

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