North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 4 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 435 — Special Registration Plates.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 121 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill, now titled "A Pet is Family Special Registration Plate," has been updated to focus specifically on creating a new special registration plate for animal lovers. It will feature a paw print and include the phrase "My Pet Is Family," available for a $15 fee. The previous version of the bill proposed multiple special plates, but those provisions have been removed to streamline the focus on pets. This change is significant as it not only promotes pet ownership and appreciation but also creates a unique and personal way for drivers to express their love for animals.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 435 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/27/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 435 Short Title:
Special Registration Plates.
A Pet is Family Special Registration Plate.
Representative Iler.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 30, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE VARIOUS SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES.
Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 30, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE AN "A PET IS FAMILY" SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
20-63(b1) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to read:
"() Electric Vehicle.
() Home of the Venus Flytrap.
() North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs." SECTION 2.
G.S.
The plate shall bear a picture of a paw print and the phrase "My Pet Is Family." … () Electric Vehicle.
The plate shall bear a picture of a paw print and the phrase "My Pet Is Family." …." SECTION 2.
– Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle.
The plate shall have a background in two different shades of blue with the phrase "Electric Vehicle" displayed across the top banner and the phrase "North Carolina" displayed along the bottom.
The plate shall bear a logo picturing a vehicle and a lightning bolt.
… () HomeoftheVenus Flytrap.–Issuabletoaregisteredownerofamotorvehicle in accordance with G.S.
20-81.12.
The plate shall bear a picture of a Venus Flytrap and the phrase "Home of the Venus Flytrap." … () North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs.
– Issuable to a registered owner of amotorvehiclein accordancewith G.S.
20-81.12.
Theplateshall haveablack background with a red line and the phrase "NC Fire Officer" across the top and the phrase "North Carolina" along the bottom.
The plate shall bear the Association of Fire Chiefs logo on the left side and the letters "FO" on the right side.
… () Special Olympics NC.
– Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S.
20-81.12.
The plate shall bear the Special Olympics NC logo.
*H435-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 …." SECTION 3.
Special Plate Additional Fee Amount … Home of American Golf Expired July 1, 2016 Home of the Venus Flytrap $30.00 HOMES4NC $30.00 … North Carolina 4-H Development Fund Expired July 1, 2016 North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs $30.00 North Carolina Bluegrass Association Expired July 1, 2016 … Special Olympics Expired July 1, 2016 Special Olympics NC $25.00 Support Soccer $25.00 … Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $20.00 A Pet is Family $15.00 Carolina Regional Volleyball Association Expired July 1, 2016 … (b) Distribution of Fees.
Special Plate Additional Fee Amount … Animal Lovers $30.00 A Pet is Family $15.00 Arthritis Foundation Expired July 1, 2016 … (b) Distribution of Fees.
The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S.
The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), Land and Water Fund (LWF), which is established under G.S.
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF … Animal Lovers $10 $20 0 0 A Pet is Family $10 $5 0 0 ARC of North Carolina – Ex- pired July 1, 2016 … Home of American Golf – Ex- pired July 1, 2016 Home of the Venus Flytrap $10 $20 0 0 HOMES4NC $10 $20 0 0 … NC Youth Soccer Association – Expired July 1, 2016 North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs $10 $20 0 0 North Carolina Bluegrass Asso- ciation – Expired July 1, 2016 Page 2 House Bill 435-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 … Special Olympics – Expired July 1, 2016 Special Olympics NC $10 $15 0 0 S.T.A.R.
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTFLWF PRTF … Animal Lovers $10 $20 0 0 A Pet is Family $10 $5 0 0 ARC of North Carolina – Ex- *H435-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 pired July 1, 2016 …." SECTION 3.
– Expired July 1, 2016 …." SECTION 4.
20-81.12 is amended by adding the following new subsections to read:
20-81.12 reads as rewritten:
"() A Pet is Family.
"§ 20-81.12.
– The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "A Pet is Family" plates to The Sergei Foundation, Inc., to be used to assist low-income families in paying for veterinary care.
Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.
() Home of the Venus Flytrap.
… () A Pet is Family.
– The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "Home of the Venus Flytrap" plates to the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc., to be used to support plant conservation and plant research.
– The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "A Pet is Family" plates to The Sergei Foundation, Inc., to be used to assist low income families in paying for veterinary care.
() North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs.
…." SECTION 4.
– The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs plates to the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs to be used for education programs for North Carolina firefighters.
() Special Olympics NC.
– The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Special Olympics NC plates to Special Olympics North Carolina to be used to fund athletic programs throughout North Carolina." SECTION 5.
20-63(b1), 20-79.4(b), and 20-81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
20-79.4(b) and G.S.
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SECTION 6.
20-81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
SECTION 5.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 05/11/2021

  10. Reptd Fav

  11. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  12. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  13. Re-ref Com On Finance

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 44001
U 1001
Republican 44002
Total 116004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Cooper-Suggs — Yea
Farkas — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurtado — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Martin — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Not Voting
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 435?
HB 435 is sponsored by Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Hunt, Phil Shepard (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Wray, Frank Iler (Republican), Adcock, Becky Carney (Democratic), Carter, Mike Clampitt (Republican), and Joe John (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 435?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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