HB 1024 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1619 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

1024 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES MURRAYMURRAY, MTRADAMS, VEHICLE/LICENBRYANT, PLATES:WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION,FISHER,GREEN,DANAHENRY,JACKSON,KNOX,LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MENA, MOORE, NEWELL, AND PHELPS AN ACT To enact R.S.

Creates the "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate AN ACT To enact R.S.

The secretaryshall work in conjunction with the chair of the Democratic Party of Louisiana to select the color and design of the plate, provided it is in Pagecompliance 1with ofR.S. 3 CODING:

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TheWordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored departmentare shalladditions. collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section.

ThisHB feeNO. shallbeinadditiontothestandardmotor vehiclelicensetax imposed byArticleVII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

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The department shall collect an annual royaltyfee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section.

This fee shallbein addition to thestandardmotor vehiclelicensetaximposedbyArticleVII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1024 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Murray Abstract:

Creates the "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate and provides for the creation, issuance, design, implementation, fees, distribution, and promulgation of rules applicable to these license plates.

Proposed law requires that the Dept.

of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C), office of motor vehicles (OMV), issue a special prestige license plate to be known as the "Louisiana Democratic Party" license plate, provided that there is a minimum of 1,000 applicants for such plates.

Proposed law specifies that the plate is restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.

Further directs the DPS&C, OMV, to create the special prestige license plate when the applicable statutory provisions are met and the dept.'s electronicvehicle and registration system is updated to accommodatethe creationof new plates.

Proposed law requires the secretary work in conjunction with the Democratic Party of La.

toselectthecoloranddesign oftheplate.

Requiresthedesignincludethewords"Louisiana Democratic Party".

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1024 Proposed law specifies that the plate will be issued, upon application, to any citizen of the state in the same manner as anyother motor vehicle license plate.

Proposed law requires that the dept.

collect an annual fee of $25 in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed in present law and a handling fee of $3.50 for each plate to be retained by the dept.

to offset a portion of administrative costs.

Proposed law requires the annual royalty fee collected by the dept.

be forwarded to the Democratic Party of La.

and all monies be used solely for the activities of the Democratic Party of La.

Proposed law requires the secretary promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of proposed law.

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