Introduced
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To revise the fund-raising specialty license plate program for nonprofit organizations. The bill would require, among other things, an organization wanting to sponsor a plate to make a nonrefundable upfront payment of $18,000 to cover programming, layout and other startup costs. This would require the sale of 720 plates to break even. The bill would also require minimum sales levels of 2,000 plates in the first year, and 500 new plates (not renewals) in each additional year, or production of the plate would be dropped. The bill would codify a proposal made by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which lowers the upfront payment to $15,000, requires the sponsor to pay an additional $2,000 for any subsequent redesign of a plate, and redirects the revenue from the plates from the Michigan transportation fund to the Michigan transportation administration collection fund. The substitute would also repeal a provision in current law requiring a monthly fee for an Olympic Education-training Center fund-raising plate, and exempt trailer coaches attached to a motor vehicle from an existing $2.25 regulatory fee and $5.75 service fee.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To clarify a provision prohibiting the use of a design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol, logo in any manner that is offensive to the owner.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 12 (details)
To revise the fund-raising specialty license plate program for nonprofit organizations. The bill would require, among other things, an organization wanting to sponsor a plate to make a nonrefundable upfront payment of $15,000 to cover programming, layout and other startup costs. This would require the sale of 720 plates to break even. The bill would also require minimum sales levels of 2,000 plates in the first year, and 500 new plates (not renewals) in the next five years, or production of the plate would be dropped. The bill would codify a proposal made by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. It also would exempt trailer coaches attached to a motor vehicle from an existing $2.25 regulatory fee and $5.75 service fee, and repeal a provision in current law requiring a monthly fee for an Olympic Education-training Center fund-raising plate.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described. These include a change in the sunset date of the proposed new law, but this was changed back in the final version. See DeRosset substitute for other changes.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would also include the provisions of House Bill 5139, which would authorize a specialty license plate for professional sports teams, including the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Shock, Detroit Fury, and Detroit Tigers. Proceeds from the sale of the plates would go to a professional sports team fund which would distribute money to youth sports programs.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes. The substitute would also extend the period of time an organization has to pay the proposed start-up fee, and requires that organizations receiving fund-raising donations under the program report annually to the state treasurer on how the money is spent. It would also eliminate the annual minimum sales requirement if an organization meets the minimum goal for five years.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 67 to 36 (details)
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
