SPONSOR: Boykin
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Veterans and Armed Forces by a vote of 21 to 0.
This bill allows any person who is a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to apply for "Surviving Spouse" motor vehicle license plates. The Director of the Department of Revenue must design an application and the applicant must show proof of their status as a surviving spouse as required by the Director. The Director will issue plates with the words "SURVIVING SPOUSE" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" at the top of the license plate and "OF DISABLED VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate.
The license plates must meet standard requirements for other license plates. Applicants will pay the same fee of $15 as is charged for other specialty license plates. There will be no limit on the number of plates an individual may purchase under this section, except that such plates can only be issued for vehicles the person owns solely or jointly. Surviving spouse license plates will not be transferable.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this reflects Missouri’s longstanding tradition of standing by military families. This bill honors surviving spouses and the sacrifices they made.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Boykin; and Lori Boykin-Campbell.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
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