"NEXT OF KIN" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE S.B. 352:
SUMMARY AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
Senate Bill 352 (as passed by the Senate)
Sponsor: Senator Dan Lauwers
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure (discharged)
Date Completed: 12-27-24
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to allow a next of kin family member to apply
to the Secretary of State (SOS) for a special registration plate inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by an insignia of a Next of Kin of Deceased Personnel lapel
button and the words "Next of Kin" beneath the registration number.
"Next of kin" would mean a person who is a qualified family member of a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States who lost their life while serving on active duty or while
assigned in an Army Reserve or Army National Guard unit in a drill status. "Qualified family
member" would mean the deceased member's surviving spouse, even if the surviving spouse
has remarried, and each biological parent, step-parent, adoptive parent, foster parent who
stood in loco parentis, child, step-child, adopted child, sibling, and half-sibling of the deceased
member.
The bill would require an application for a "Next of Kin" special registration plate to be on a
form prescribed by the SOS and accompanied by any proof that the applicant was or had been
next of kin that the SOS required. Such an application could not require a service fee;
however, an individual who received a "Next of Kin" plate would have to pay the tax levied
by the SOS on a vehicle at registration.1
The bill would take effect October 1, 2023.
MCL 257.803e Legislative Analyst: Abby Schneider
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.
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For more information, see MCL 257.801.
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official
statement of legislative intent.
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Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 257.803
As Passed by the Senate: 257.803