Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 324 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, Val L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows an individual to request, for an additional fee, a set of two license plates;
• requires the Motor Vehicle Division to design and distribute a white, classic license plate.
• allows a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate and a special group license plate for major league sports teams;
• allows the consolidation of license plate types for purposes of meeting the minimum circulation requirements;
• provides the allocation of money from the voluntary contribution for a historical support special group license plate, allocating revenue to the sponsoring agency and to the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005;
• requires the Motor Vehicle Division to provide notice regarding the allocation of the money from the historical support special group license plate;
• provides that a vintage vehicle is not required to make the voluntary contribution to obtain the historical support special group license plate;
• allows contributions for collegiate special group license plates to be used for the institution's compensation to student athletes for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness;
• amends the definition of a vintage vehicle to exclude the requirement regarding the type of license plate to be displayed;
• requires the State Tax Commission to provide a report regarding special group license plates; and
• makes technical changes.

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Bill text

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41-1a-401
41-1a-418
41-1a-419
41-1a-1601
41-1a-1602
41-1a-1603
41-1a-1605
41-1a-1606
41-1a-1607
41-1a-1608
41-21-1
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Special Group License Plate Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill changes the allocation of money from a historical support special group license 
plate.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
allows an individual to request, for an additional fee, a set of two license plates;
requires the Motor Vehicle Division to design and distribute a white, classic license plate;
allows a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate and a special group license 
plate for major league sports teams;
allows the consolidation of license plate types for purposes of meeting the minimum 
circulation requirements;
provides the allocation of money from the voluntary contribution for a historical support 
special group license plate, allocating revenue to the sponsoring agency and to the 
Transportation Investment Fund of 2005;
requires the Motor Vehicle Division to provide notice regarding the allocation of the 
money from the historical support special group license plate; 
provides that a vintage vehicle is not required to make the voluntary contribution to 
obtain the historical support special group license plate;
allows contributions for collegiate special group license plates to be used for the 
institution's compensation to student athletes for the use of the student athlete's name, 
image, or likeness;
amends the definition of a vintage vehicle to exclude the requirement regarding the type 
of license plate to be displayed;
requires the State Tax Commission to provide a report regarding special group license 
plates; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates 
$3,500,000
 in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year 2026, all 
of which is from the General Fund.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
41-1a-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 251
41-1a-418
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-1a-419
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 251
41-1a-1601
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-1a-1602
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-1a-1603
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 251
41-1a-1605
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 251
41-1a-1606
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-1a-1607
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-1a-1608
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33
41-21-1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 22, 219
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
41-1a-401
 is amended to read:
41-1a-401
. License plates -- Number of plates -- Reflectorization -- Indicia of 
registration in lieu of or used with plates.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsections (1)(c), (d), and (e), the division upon 
registering a vehicle shall issue to the owner:
(i)
one license plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer;
(ii)
one registration decal for a park model recreational vehicle, in lieu of a license 
plate, which shall be attached in plain sight to the rear of the park model 
recreational vehicle;
(iii)
one registration decal for a camper, in lieu of a license plate, which shall be 
attached in plain sight to the rear of the camper; and
(iv)
one license plate for every other vehicle.
(b)
The license plate or registration decal issued under Subsection (1)(a) is for the 
particular vehicle registered and may not be removed during the term for which the 
license plate or registration decal is issued or used upon any other vehicle than the 
registered vehicle.
(c)
(i)
Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (b) and except as provided in 
Subsection (1)(c)(ii), the division, upon registering a motor vehicle that has been 
sold, traded, or the ownership of which has been otherwise released, shall transfer 
the license plate issued to the person applying to register the vehicle if:
(A)
the previous registered owner has included the license plate as part of the sale, 
trade, or ownership release; and
(B)
the person applying to register the vehicle applies to transfer the license plate 
to the new registered owner of the vehicle.
(ii)
The division may not transfer a personalized or special group license plate to a 
new registered owner under this Subsection (1)(c) if the new registered owner 
does not meet the qualification or eligibility requirements for that personalized or 
special group license plate under this part or Part 16, 
Sponsored 
Special Group 
License Plates.
(d)
(i)
For a vehicle described in Section 
41-1a-301
, the division upon registering a 
vehicle shall issue a license plate or set of license plates as provided in that section.
(ii)
For any 
commercial vehicle that operates intrastate
vehicle not described in 
Subsection 
(1)(d)(i)
, at the request of the registrant, the division upon registering a 
vehicle may issue two license plates, for display on both the front and rear of the 
intrastate commercial 
vehicle.
(e)
The division upon registering a vehicle may, until inventory of license plate sets is 
exhausted, but no later than December 31, 2025, issue a set of two plates.
(f)
The division shall ensure that license plates are distributed from a central location as 
soon as practicable, but no later than July 1, 2025.
(2)
The division may receive applications for registration renewal, renew registration, and 
issue a new license plate or registration decal at any time prior to the expiration of 
registration.
(3)
(a)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), all license plates to be 
manufactured and issued by the division shall be treated with a fully reflective 
material on the plate face that provides effective and dependable reflective 
brightness during the service period of the license plate.
(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a)(i), a historical support special group license 
plate may be treated with a place face that is partially reflective and provides 
effective and dependable reflective brightness during the service period of the 
license plate.
(b)
The division shall prescribe all license plate material specifications and establish and 
implement procedures for conforming to the specifications.
(c)
The specifications for the materials used such as the aluminum plate substrate, the 
reflective sheeting, and glue shall be drawn in a manner so that at least two 
manufacturers may qualify as suppliers.
(d)
The granting of contracts for the materials shall be by public bid.
(4)
(a)
The commission may issue, adopt, and require the use of indicia of registration it 
considers advisable in lieu of or in conjunction with license plates as provided in this 
part.
(b)
All provisions of this part relative to license plates apply to these indicia of 
registration, so far as the provisions are applicable.
(5)
A violation of this section is an infraction.
Section 2, Section 
41-1a-418
 is amended to read:
41-1a-418
. Authorized special group license plates.
(1)
In accordance with this chapter, the division shall issue to an eligible applicant a special 
group license plate in one of the following categories:
(a)
a disability special group license plate issued in accordance with Section 
41-1a-420
;
(b)
a special group license plate issued for a:
(i)
vintage vehicle;
(ii)
farm truck; or
(iii)
special group license plate described in Section 
41-1a-1602
.
(2)
The division may not issue a new type of special group license plate or symbol decal 
unless the division receives:
(a)
a private donation for the start-up fee established under Section 
63J-1-504
 for the 
production and administrative costs of providing the new special group license plate 
or symbol decal; or
(b)
a legislative appropriation for the start-up fee described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
.
(3)
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the division may not require a 
contribution as defined in Section 
41-1a-1601
 for a special group license plate described 
in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 or 
(b)
(1)(a), (1)(b)(i), or (1)(b)(ii)
.
Section 3, Section 
41-1a-419
 is amended to read:
41-1a-419
. Plate design and review -- Personalized special group license plates -- 
Rulemaking.
(1)
(a)
In accordance with Subsection (1)(c), and except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), 
the division shall determine the design and number of numerals or characters on a 
special group license plate.
(b)
(i)
When the division has technology and processes in place to centrally distribute 
license plates, but no later than July 1, 2025, subject to Subsection (1)(c)(iii), an 
institution may design a collegiate special group license plate for the institution in 
accordance with Subsection (1)(c).
(ii)
If an institution chooses to design a collegiate special group license plate for the 
institution, the institution is responsible for any design costs.
(c)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c)(ii), each special group license plate 
shall display:
(A)
the word Utah;
(B)
the name or identifying slogan of the special group; and
(C)
the combination of letters, numbers, or both uniquely identifying the 
registered vehicle.
(ii)
The division, in consultation with the Utah State Historical Society, shall design 
the historical support special group license plate, which shall:
(A)
have a black background;
(B)
have white characters; and
(C)
display the word Utah.
(iii)
The division shall design a classic support special group license plate, which 
shall:
(A)
have a white background;
(B)
have black characters; and
(C)
display the word Utah.
(iii)
(iv)
The design of a special group license plate is subject to approval by the 
license plate design review board as described in Subsection 
41-1a-402
(3).
(2)
(a)
The division shall, after consultation with a representative designated by the 
sponsoring organization as defined in Section 
41-1a-1601
, specify the word or words 
comprising the special group name and the symbol decal to be displayed upon the 
special group license plate.
(b)
A special group license plate symbol decal may not be redesigned:
(i)
unless the division receives a redesign fee established by the division under 
Section 
63J-1-504
; and
(ii)
more frequently than every five years.
(c)
A special group license plate symbol decal may not be reordered unless the division 
receives a symbol decal reorder fee established by the division in accordance with 
Section 
63J-1-504
.
(3)
The license plates issued for horseless carriages prior to July 1, 1992, are valid without 
renewal as long as the vehicle is owned by the registered owner and the license plates 
may not be recalled by the division.
(4)
 A person who meets the requirements described in this part or Part 16, Sponsored 
Special Group License Plates, for a special group license plate may, apply for a 
personalized special group license plate in accordance with Sections 
41-1a-410
 and 
41-1a-411
.
(5)
Subject to this chapter, the commission shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, 
Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
(a)
establish qualifying criteria for persons to receive, renew, or surrender special group 
license plates; and
(b)
establish the number of numerals or characters for special group license plates.
Section 4, Section 
41-1a-1601
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1601
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Applicant" means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or renew a 
sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part.
(2)
(a)
"Charitable purpose" means:
(i)
relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;
(ii)
advancement of religion;
(iii)
advancement of education or science;
(iv)
erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;
(v)
reducing the burdens of government;
(vi)
reducing neighborhood tensions;
(vii)
eliminating prejudice and discrimination;
(viii)
defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or
(ix)
combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
(b)
"Charitable purpose" does not include providing, encouraging, or paying for the 
costs of obtaining an abortion.
(3)
"Collegiate special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate 
issued to a contributor to an institution.
(4)
"Contributor" means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a 
sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate.
(5)
"Corporate brand sponsored special group license plate" means a sponsored special 
group license plate with a sponsoring organization that is a private business.
(5)
(6)
(a)
"Existing special group license plate" means a special group license plate that 
the division issues before January 1, 2024.
(b)
"Existing special group license plate" does not include a special group license plate 
described in Subsection 
41-1a-418(1)(a)
 or 
(b)
.
(6)
(7)
"Existing state agency recognition special group license plate" means an existing 
special group license plate issued to a registered owner who:
(a)
has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(b)
has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(c)
has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
(d)
holds an elected office.
(7)
(8)
"Institution" means:
(a)
a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 
53B-3-102
; or
(b)
a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or 
national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(9)
"Major league sport" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
11-70-101
.
(8)
(10)
(a)
"Private nonprofit organization" means a private nonprofit organization that:
(i)
qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code; and
(ii)
has a charitable purpose.
(b)
"Private nonprofit organization" does not include an organization that provides, 
encourages, or pays for the costs of obtaining an abortion.
(9)
(11)
"Private nonprofit special group license plate" means a sponsored special group 
license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization.
(10)
(12)
"Required contribution" means:
(a)
the minimum annual contribution amount established under Subsection 
41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii)
; or
(b)
if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in 
accordance with Subsection 
41-1a-1603(4)(b)
 that is greater than the minimum 
required contribution amount established under Subsection 
41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii)
, the 
amount the sponsoring organization establishes.
(11)
(13)
"Special group license plate" means:
(a)
a collegiate special group license plate;
(b)
a private nonprofit special group license plate;
(c)
a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate;
(d)
a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate;
(c)
(e)
a sponsored special group license plate;
(d)
(f)
a state agency recognition special group license plate; or
(e)
(g)
a state agency support special group license plate.
(12)
(14)
"Sponsored special group license plate" means a license plate:
(a)
designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and
(b)
issued to an applicant in accordance with this part.
(13)
(15)
"Sponsoring organization" means an institution, a private nonprofit organization,
a private business,
 or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored 
special group license plate created under this part.
(14)
(16)
"State agency recognition special group license plate" means a sponsored special 
group license plate issued to an applicant who:
(a)
has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(b)
has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(c)
has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
(d)
holds an elected office.
(15)
(17)
(a)
"State agency support special group license plate" means:
(i)
a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a state agency to 
support a specific state agency program; or
(ii)
an existing special group license plate issued for a special interest vehicle.
(b)
"State agency support special group license plate" includes a cancer support license 
plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022.
Section 5, Section 
41-1a-1602
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1602
. Sponsored special group license plate program.
(1)
The division shall establish and administer a sponsored special group license plate 
program as described in this part.
(2)
The division shall issue to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of this part one of 
the following:
(a)
a collegiate special group license plate;
(b)
a private nonprofit special group license plate;
(c)
a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate;
(d)
a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate;
(c)
(e)
a state agency support special group license plate; or
(d)
(f)
a state agency recognition special group license plate.
Section 6, Section 
41-1a-1603
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1603
. Application requirements -- Fees -- Contributions -- Rulemaking.
(1)
An applicant for a sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division:
(a)
in a form and manner that the division prescribes, a complete application;
(b)
payment of the fee for the issuance of the sponsored special group license plate 
established under Subsection (4)(a)(i);
(c)
the required contribution for the sponsored special group license plate, unless the 
applicant previously paid the required contribution as part of a preorder application 
described in Subsection 
(4)
(3)
; and
(d)
if the sponsoring organization elects to require verification as described in Section 
41-1a-1604
, a verification form obtained from the sponsoring organization.
(2)
An applicant who owns a vehicle with the sponsoring organization's sponsored special 
group license plate shall submit to the division the required contribution to renew the 
sponsored special group license plate.
(3)
(a)
An applicant who wishes to obtain a new type of sponsored special group license 
plate may preorder the new type of sponsored special group license plate by:
(i)
submitting to the sponsoring organization associated with the new type of 
sponsored special group license plate a complete preorder form created by the 
division; and
(ii)
making the required contribution to the sponsoring organization.
(b)
After the division approves the sponsoring organization's request for the new type of 
sponsored special group license plate under Section 
41-1a-1604
, an applicant who 
submitted a preorder in accordance with Subsection (3)(a) may apply for the 
sponsored special group license plate in accordance with Subsection (1).
(4)
(a)
The division shall, in accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
, establish:
(i)
the fee to charge an applicant for the division's costs of issuing or renewing a 
sponsored special group license plate or symbol decal;
 and
(ii)
the fee to charge a sponsoring organization for the division's costs of designing 
and administering a new type of sponsored special group license plate, in 
accordance with Subsection 
41-1a-1604
(2)(c); and
(iii)
subject to 
Subsection (4)(b)
Subsections 
(4)(b)
 and (6)
, in an amount equal to at 
least $25, the minimum annual contribution amount an applicant is required to 
make to obtain or renew the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group 
license plate.
(b)
A fee paid in accordance with Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall be deposited into the License 
Plate Restricted Account created in 
Subsection
Section
41-1a-122
.
(c)
A sponsoring organization may establish a required contribution amount for the 
sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate that is greater than 
the amount established by the division under Subsection (4)(a)(ii).
(5)
An applicant's contribution is a voluntary contribution for funding the sponsoring 
organization's activities and not a motor vehicle registration fee.
(6)
Beginning on July 1, 2025, an applicant's voluntary contribution described in 
Subsection 
(4)(a)(iii)
 for the historical support special group license plate described in 
Section 
41-1a-419
 is $25 which the division shall allocate as follows:
(a)
$2 to the Utah State Historical Society as the sponsoring organization; and
(b)
$23 into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, created in Section 
72-2-124
.
(7)
For a fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025, only, the division shall transfer into the 
General Fund $3,500,000 from the Sponsored Special Group License Plate Fund created 
in Section 
41-1a-1610
 from funds generated by the historical support special group 
license plate.
(8)
The division shall provide notice indicating the allocation of the voluntary contributions 
described in Subsection (6) for the historical support special group license plate as 
follows:
(a)
on or before July 1, 2025, on the division website; and
(b)
beginning on July 1, 2025, and until June 30, 2026, in any email notification of a 
registrant's pending vehicle registration expiration described in Section 
41-1a-203
.
(9)
An applicant for a historical support special group license plate for a vehicle that is a 
vintage vehicle is not required to make the voluntary contribution to obtain the historical 
support special group license plate.
(6)
(10)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, 
the commission may make rules to establish and administer the sponsored special group 
license plate program.
Section 7, Section 
41-1a-1605
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1605
. Collegiate special group license plates.
(1)
A sponsoring organization that is an institution may use funds received through the 
sponsored special group license plate program only for
:
(a)
the institution's academic scholarships
.
; or
(b)
the institution's intercollegiate athletics program for compensation for a student 
athlete's name, image, or likeness as described in Title 53B, Chapter 16, Part 6, Use 
of Student Athlete's Name, Image, and Likeness in Collegiate Athletics.
(2)
The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the money an institution 
collects from contributors is used only for 
academic scholarships
the uses described in 
Subsection (1)
.
(3)
A sponsoring organization that is an institution may establish the contribution amount 
required to obtain the institution's collegiate special group license plate.
Section 8, Section 
41-1a-1606
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1606
. Private nonprofit special group license plates -- Corporate brand 
sponsored special group license plates -- Major league sports team sponsored special 
group license plates.
(1)
A sponsoring organization that is a private nonprofit organization
 shall
:
(a)
shall 
only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program for the charitable purpose described in the private nonprofit organization's 
application submitted to the division under Section 
41-1a-1603
; and
(b)
may not use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program to pay the private nonprofit organization's employee salaries or benefits, 
administrative costs, or fundraising expenses.
(2)
A private nonprofit organization may collect a contributor's personal information for the 
purposes of future fundraising and any required reporting, if the private nonprofit 
organization requires a verification form described in Section 
41-1a-1604
.
(3)
The voluntary contribution for a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate 
shall be deposited into the Transportation Fund.
(4)
(a)
A major league sports team based in Utah may request a sponsored special group 
license plate as provided in this part.
(b)
The sponsoring organization for a major league sports team sponsored special group 
license plate may elect to use voluntary contributions for:
(i)
a charitable purpose; or
(ii)
a contribution to the Transportation Fund.
(c)
A sponsoring organization for a major league sports team sponsored special group 
license plate that elects to use contribution funds for a charitable purpose:
(i)
shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program for the charitable purpose of an entity registered under Section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code as described in the sponsoring organization's 
application submitted to the division under Section 
41-1a-1603
; and
(ii)
may not use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program to pay the private nonprofit organization's employee salaries or benefits, 
administrative costs, or fundraising expenses.
(3)
(5)
The state auditor may audit each private nonprofit organization
 or major league 
sports team sponsoring organization that elects to use funds for a charitable purpose
 to 
verify that the money the private nonprofit organization collects from contributors is 
used for the private nonprofit organization's charitable purpose in accordance with this 
part.
Section 9, Section 
41-1a-1607
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1607
. State agency special group license plates.
(1)
A sponsoring organization that is a state agency:
(1)
(a)
shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program for the implementation or administration of the state agency's designated 
program; and
(2)
(b)
may not direct funds received through the sponsored special group license plate 
program to a nongovernmental entity.
(2)
(a)
For a classic support special group license plate described in Section 
41-1a-419
, 
the division shall require each applicant to pay a $25 contribution to obtain the 
classic support special group license plate.
(b)
The division shall transfer revenue from the classic support special group license 
plate into the General Fund.
Section 10, Section 
41-1a-1608
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1608
. Review -- Discontinuance -- Consolidation -- Report.
(1)
The division shall annually review each sponsored special group license plate to 
determine the number of registered vehicles with each type of sponsored special group 
license plate during the preceding calendar year.
(2)
(a)
The division shall discontinue a type of sponsored special group license plate if 
for three consecutive calendar years, the division's annual review shows that fewer 
than 500 registered vehicles have that type of sponsored special group license plate.
(b)
The division shall discontinue a sponsored special group license plate under 
Subsection 
(2)(a)
 beginning January 1 of the calendar year following the year of the 
third annual review.
(3)
If the division discontinues a type of sponsored special group license plate in 
accordance with this section, the division may not reinstate the sponsored special group 
license plate unless the sponsoring organization submits a request for the discontinued 
sponsored special group license plate in the same manner as a request for a new type of 
sponsored special group license plate under Section 
41-1a-1604
.
(4)
(a)
A registered owner to whom the division issued an existing special group license 
plate or a sponsored special group license plate that the division discontinues in 
accordance with this section may continue to display the license plate upon renewing 
the motor vehicle's registration.
(b)
A registered owner described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
 is not required to pay a required 
contribution to the sponsoring organization associated with the sponsored special 
group license plate.
(5)
The division may not transfer to a new registered owner a special group license plate 
that is discontinued under this part.
(6)
Subsection 
(2)
 does not apply to a state agency recognition special group license plate 
that is an existing special group license plate.
(7)
If two or more special group license plates collect required contributions that are 
distributed to the same entity or fund, the sponsoring organization or organizations may 
request to consolidate the license plate types for purposes of meeting the minimum 
threshold described in this section.
(8)
On or before November 1 of each year, the State Tax Commission shall provide a report 
to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee, including:
(a)
data on the amount of revenue allocated from each license plate issued under this 
part;
(b)
the recipients of allocated revenue from each license plate, including the amount to 
each recipient;
(c)
the number of each type of license plate in circulation; and
(d)
any other information or data the State Tax Commission finds to be relevant.
Section 11, Section 
41-21-1
 is amended to read:
41-21-1
. Definitions.
(1)
"Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53-3-102
.
(2)
"Motorcycle" means:
(a)
a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not 
more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
(b)
an autocycle.
(3)
(a)
"Street rod" means a motor vehicle or motorcycle that:
(i)
(A)
was manufactured in 1948 or before; or
(B)
(I)
was manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle that was 
manufactured in 1948 or before; and
(II)
(Aa)
has been altered from the manufacturer's original design; or
(Bb)
has a body constructed from non-original materials; and
(ii)
is primarily a collector's item that is used for:
(A)
club activities;
(B)
exhibitions;
(C)
tours;
(D)
parades;
(E)
occasional transportation; and
(F)
other similar uses.
(b)
"Street rod" does not include a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is used for general, 
daily transportation.
(4)
(a)
"Vintage travel trailer" means a travel trailer, camping trailer, or fifth wheel trailer 
that is:
(i)
30 years old or older, from the current year; and
(ii)
primarily a collector's item that is used for:
(A)
participation in club activities;
(B)
exhibitions;
(C)
tours;
(D)
parades;
(E)
occasional recreational or vacation use; and
(F)
other similar uses.
(b)
"Vintage travel trailer" does not include a travel trailer, camping trailer, or fifth 
wheel trailer that is used for the general, daily transportation of persons or property.
(5)
(a)
"Vintage vehicle" means a motor vehicle or motorcycle that:
(i)
is 30 years old or older from the current year;
 and
(ii)
displays:
(A)
a unique vehicle type special group license plate issued in accordance with 
Section 
41-1a-418
;
(B)
for a vehicle that has a model year of 1982 or older, a historical support 
special group plate; or
(C)
an original issue license plate in accordance with Section 
41-1a-416
; and
(iii)
(ii)
is primarily a collector's item that is used for:
(A)
participation in club activities;
(B)
exhibitions;
(C)
tours;
(D)
parades;
(E)
occasional transportation; and
(F)
other similar uses.
(b)
"Vintage vehicle" does not include a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is used for 
general, daily transportation.
(c)
"Vintage vehicle" includes a:
(i)
street rod; and
(ii)
vintage travel trailer.
Section 12. 
FY 2026 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 
2025, and ending June 30, 2026. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for 
fiscal year 2026. 
Subsection 12(a).
Expendable Funds and Accounts
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. The Legislature 
authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as 
indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the funds or accounts to which the money is 
transferred may be made without further legislative action, in accordance with statutory 
provisions relating to the funds or accounts.
Economic and Community Development
Department of Cultural and Community Engagement
ITEM 1
Department of Cultural and Community Engagement - Heritage and Arts 
Foundation Fund
From General Fund, One-time
3,500,000
Heritage and Arts Foundation Fund
3,500,000
Section 13. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
July 1, 2025
.
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