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HOUSE BILL NO. 640<br /> – MV/special license plate/surcharge

HOUSE BILL NO. 640

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H0640.....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - SURCHARGE - Adds to existing law to provide for a
surcharge on special license plates; to provide for the deposit and
distribution of such surcharge; and to authorize rules.

03/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13    Rpt prt - to Transp
03/25    Rpt out - w/o rec - to 2nd rdg
03/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - FAILED - 21-44-5
      AYES -- Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Black, Boe, Bowers, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Labrador, Lake, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Raybould, Roberts, Ruchti,
      Smith(24), Stevenson, Thomas, Wills, Wood(35)
      NAYS -- Anderson, Bayer, Bilbao, Block, Bock, Bolz, Brackett,
      Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Nonini,
      Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass,
      Trail, Vander Woude
      Absent and excused -- Bell, Bradford, Thayn, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(35)
    Filed in Office of the Chief Clerk

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 640

                                BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SPECIAL  LICENSE  PLATES;  AMENDING
  3        CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-402D,
  4        IDAHO  CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A SURCHARGE ON SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, TO PRO-
  5        VIDE FOR DEPOSIT AND DISTRIBUTION  OF  SUCH  SURCHARGE  AND  TO  AUTHORIZE
  6        RULES.

  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  8        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  4,  Title  49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  9    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 10    ignated as Section 49-402D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 11        49-402D.  SPECIAL  LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- SURCHARGE. In addition to the
 12    fees charged for special license plates provided for in chapter 4,  title  49,
 13    Idaho  Code,  there  is  hereby  established  a  ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge
 14    imposed on each new special license plate issued and on each  special  license
 15    plate renewal. Such surcharge shall be deposited into the highway distribution
 16    account established in section 40-701, Idaho Code. Provided however, that not-
 17    withstanding  the provisions of section 40-701(2), Idaho Code, the moneys col-
 18    lected from the surcharge provided for in this section shall be apportioned as
 19    follows: thirty-eight percent (38%) to local units of government  as  provided
 20    in  section 40-709, Idaho Code; and sixty-two percent (62%) to the state high-
 21    way account established in section 40-702, Idaho Code. The  Idaho  transporta-
 22    tion  department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions
 23    of this section.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 18107C1

This legislation adds a new section 49-402D, Idaho Code, which
places a surcharge of ten dollars ($10.00) on special license
plates.  Funds collected from this surcharge will be deposited
into the Highway Distribution Account.


                           FISCAL NOTE

The fiscal impact of this increase will be approximately
$1,440,620 new money for the Highway Distribution Account.  There
are approximately 104,462 special license plates issued.






Contact
Name: Senator John McGee 
      Representative JoAn Wood
      Representative Scott Bedke
      Representative Leon Smith
Phone: (208) 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 640