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H0699aa.......................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
LICENSE PLATES - SPECIAL - Adds to and amends existing law to provide a
standard color and design for special motor vehicle license plates.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Transp
03/03 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/06 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/09 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/11 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 53-13-4
AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Bivens, Black(23), Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hansen, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
Kjellander, Lake, Linford, Mader, Marley, McKague, Miller, Newcomb,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Sali, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Zimmermann,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Bieter, Denney, Hadley, Hornbeck, Kunz,
Loertscher, Meyer, Mortensen, Robison, Schaefer, Tilman
Absent and excused -- Black(15), Crow, Pischner, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Kjellander
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Transp
03/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/20 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler,
Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Crow, Frasure, Hawkins, Sweeney
Floor Sponsor - Boatright
Title apvd - to House
03/23 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24 Pres signed - to Governor
03/26 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 405
Effective: 07/01/98
H0699|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 699, As Amended BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 3 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-402C, IDAHO CODE, TO 4 PROVIDE A STANDARD COLOR AND DESIGN FOR SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO ENSURE 5 THAT THE PLATES ARE RECOGNIZABLE AS IDAHO PLATES AND TO PROVIDE A MORE 6 EFFICIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS, AND 7 TO PROVIDE THAT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS 8 IN EXISTENCE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1998, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PRO- 9 VISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be 13 known and designated as Section 49-402C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 14 49-402C. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND 15 DESIGN. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that special license plates 16 issued by the department be readily recognizable as plates from the state of 17 Idaho without losing the uniqueness for which the special plate was designed 18 and purchased. In addition, the legislature finds that the department can 19 operate in a more efficient, cost-effective manner by conforming special 20 plates to a basic color and design. 21 (2) No special license plates and no special license plate programs in 22 existence on or before June 30, 1998, shall be affected by the provisions of 23 this section. On and after July 1, 1998, any new special license plate program 24 authorized or any redesign of an existing special license plate, shall use the 25 same red, white and blue background as the standard issue of license plates 26 described in section 49-433, Idaho Code, except that: 27 (a) The identification of county shall be omitted; 28 (b) The word "Idaho" shall appear on every plate; 29 (c) The inscription "Scenic Idaho" may be omitted without legislative 30 consideration and approval; and 31 (d) No slogan shall be used that infringes upon, dilutes or compromises, 32 or could be perceived to infringe upon, dilute or compromise, the 33 trademarks of the state of Idaho, including, but not limited to, "Idaho 34 Potatoes ," "Grown in Idaho ," "Famous Idaho Potatoes " or "Famous 35 Potatoes ." 36 The provisions of this section shall not apply to the second plate design 37 issued pursuant to the provisions of section 49-417, Idaho Code. 38 (3) Any redesign required for a special plate to conform with legislative 39 intent and the provisions of this section may be done in a manner similar to 40 that used to produce the original design. 41 (4) The special plates shall conform in all other respects with the pro- 42 visions of section 49-443, Idaho Code, relating to visibility requirements, 43 display of registration number, time period for validity of plates, and reser- 2 1 vation of plate numbers.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 07805
This legislation establishes a standard format for all
future special license plate programs and requires the
color and design of any specialty plate issued on or after
January 1, 2000 to conform to the provisions.
FISCAL NOTE
This legislation represents no financial impact on the
general fund.
CONTACT: Rep. Paul Kjellander
208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
H 699