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H0187.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
LICENSE PLATES - SPECIAL - Amends existing law to establish a Basque
special license plate program.
02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 57-12-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bedke,
Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Cannon, Chadderdon, Collins, Crow,
Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett,
Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour,
Martinez, Mathews, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bayer, Bell, Bradford, Clark, Harwood, Loertscher, McGeachin,
Moyle, Roberts, Sali, Smith(24), Stevenson
Absent and excused -- Deal
Floor Sponsor - Bilbao
Title apvd - to Senate
02/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-5-0, 1 vacancy
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Goedde, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweet,
Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Geddes, Hill, Jorgenson, Little, Stegner
Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
Floor Sponsor - McGee
Title apvd - to House
03/16 To enrol
03/17 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/18 Pres signed
03/21 To Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 154
Effective: 01/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 187
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CODE REFERENCE; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49,
4 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-416B, IDAHO CODE, TO
5 ESTABLISH A BASQUE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
6 TIVE DATE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup
11 truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess
12 of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
13 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
14 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
15 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
16 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
17 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
18 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for
19 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec-
20 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num-
21 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and
22 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning
23 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg-
24 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration
25 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as
26 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered
27 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira-
28 tion.
29 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated
30 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the
31 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
32 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini-
33 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a
34 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac-
35 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis-
36 tration system.
37 (2) For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
38 or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for trans-
39 porting children to or from school or in connection with school approved
40 activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
41 (3) For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
42 highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an
43 all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
2
1 in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions pro-
2 vided in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles
3 and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3) of
4 section 49-426, Idaho Code.
5 (4) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
6 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section
7 49-445, Idaho Code.
8 (5) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
9 (6) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a
10 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security
11 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan-
12 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession
13 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur-
14 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees
15 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section
16 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under
17 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee.
18 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department.
19 (7) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there
20 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
21 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
22 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408,
23 49-409, 49-414, 49-416, 49-418 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates
24 issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an
25 initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no
26 annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-416A,
27 49-416B, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419,
28 49-419A, 49-419B, 49-419C, 49-419D, 49-420, 49-420A, 49-420B, 49-420C,
29 49-420D, 49-420E and 49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program
30 fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five
31 dollars ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to
32 all new special plate programs. The initial program fee and the annual program
33 fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund
34 the cost of administration of special license plate programs, unless otherwise
35 specified by law.
36 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
37 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
38 ignated as Section 49-416B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
39 49-416B. BASQUE PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 2006, any person who
40 is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402,
41 Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the pur-
42 chase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon department
43 approval, receive special Basque license plates in lieu of regular license
44 plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a
45 registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
46 Availability of Basque license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to
47 the rules, policies and procedures of the department.
48 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
49 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
50 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars
51 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
52 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
53 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
3
1 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
2 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans-
3 ferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the Cenarrusa center for Basque
4 studies at the Basque museum located in Boise, Idaho, and shall be used by
5 the center to demonstrate commitment, through substantial educational and
6 outreach programs, to the preservation of the Basque people, their culture,
7 language and Basque contributions to Idaho and Idaho's history.
8 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
9 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
10 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
11 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
12 new registration from the department.
13 (4) The Basque license plate shall be of a color and design in accordance
14 with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The design and any slogan
15 on the plate shall be acceptable to the governing board of the Cenarrusa cen-
16 ter for Basque studies and shall be approved by the Idaho transportation
17 department utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department. Ini-
18 tial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be
19 paid by the Cenarrusa center for Basque studies.
20 (5) Sample Basque license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty
21 dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the
22 state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be trans-
23 ferred to the Cenarrusa center for Basque studies at the Basque museum located
24 in Boise, Idaho, and shall be used by the center to demonstrate commitment,
25 through substantial educational and outreach programs, to the preservation of
26 the Basque people, their culture, language and Basque contributions to Idaho
27 and Idaho's history.
28 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
29 ary 1, 2006.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14670
Relating to special Basque Heritage License Plate, amending
Section 49-418A, Idaho Code, to expand the special motor vehicle
license plate program to include the Basque Heritage License
Plate.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no fiscal impact to the State of Idaho. The cost
of design and printing will be paid by a private donor.
Contact
Name: Rep. Carlos Bilbao
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 187