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SF894 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Donate Life special plates establishment and appropriation

Related bill: HF180

AI Generated Summary

The bill introduces a special vehicle license plate called "Donate Life" in Minnesota. This special plate is available for privately-owned cars, one-ton pickup trucks, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles. To get this plate, the vehicle owner needs to:

  1. Register the vehicle appropriately.
  2. Pay an extra fee, the standard registration tax, and other necessary fees.
  3. Contribute at least $10 every year to a specific "Donate Life" fund.

The design of the license plate will include the Donate Life organization's branding and will be developed in consultation with them. Once issued, these plates can be transferred to another vehicle if it meets the initial criteria and belongs to the same owner, for a $5 transfer fee.

Money from the annual contributions will go into the Donate Life account within a special revenue fund. The funds are first used to cover the administrative costs of managing this account, while the leftovers will be directed to Donate Life to support their mission of promoting organ and tissue donation.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 02, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 02, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 02, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toTransportation
February 02, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toTransportation

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "This citation is used to specify the additional fee to be paid for Donate Life special plates."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill references the fee requirements for special plates issuance under section 168.12, subdivision 5.",
      "modified": [
        ""
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.12",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 5"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "This citation clarifies the registration tax obligations for applicants requesting special plates."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This legislation includes a reference to registration tax requirements for specific vehicle types as per section 168.013.",
      "modified": [
        ""
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.013",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        ""
      ],
      "removed": [
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      ],
      "summary": "This bill exempts Donate Life special plates from the requirements of section 168.1293, subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Specifies that certain regulations typically applied under section 168.1293, subdivision 2, do not apply to Donate Life special plates."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.1293",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  }
]

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