HCS HB 493 -- SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE

SPONSOR:  Crawford (Bruns)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Transportation and Motor Vehicles by a vote of 18 to 0.

This substitute allows for a special license plate for members of
the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers.

To obtain the special plate, individuals must obtain an
emblem-use authorization statement from the Missouri Society of
Professional Engineers Educational Foundation ($25 contribution)
and present it to the Department of Revenue along with a payment
of a $15 fee in addition to the registration fee and any other
documents required by law.  Revenue from contributions will be
used solely for the purpose of the Missouri Society of
Professional Engineers Educational Foundation.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Effect on Highway Fund of a cost of
$7,269 in FY 2004, an income of $5,125 in FY 2005, and an income
of $5,125 in FY 2006.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that professional engineers would
like the recognition and will use the society's educational fund
for young future engineers.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Bruns; and Missouri
Society of Professional Engineers.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am