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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, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 02, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toTransportation

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Does not add new content to this section."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill references section 168.12 for special plate fees, indicating an additional fee requirement for Donate Life special plates.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "168.12"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Does not add new content to this section."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the registration tax requirements by referencing section 168.013 as part of the prerequisites for obtaining the special plates.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "168.013"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "An exemption clause for non-standard application of section 168.1293, subdivision 2, to Donate Life special plates."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill provides an exemption to section 168.1293, subdivision 2, for Donate Life special plates.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "168.1293"
  }
]

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