h_tra_2016a_2016-03-09t13:36:03z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/09/2016

01:37 PM -- HB 16-1295



Representative Salazar came to the table to present House Bill 16-1295 to the committee. He distributed amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The bill creates the Chicano special license plate for passenger vehicles and motorcycles. The license plate will be available to those individuals who have made a donation to an organization that meets the bill's criteria of providing services to the Latino community and that is designated by the Department of Revenue (DOR). The DOR must designate one or more such organizations at least once every five years. The organization may establish a minimum donation amount. It can either provide services directly to the Latino community or through grants, in which case the organization may spend no more than 10 percent of money raised through the plates on administrative costs. DOR is to design the plate with input from interested persons.



160309 AttachA.pdf



In addition to the donation, standard license plate taxes and fees apply, and applicants must also pay the one-time, standard special license plate fee of $50—$25 of which is credited to the Licensing Services Cash Fund and the remaining $25 to the Highway Users Tax Fund. An applicant may also apply for a personalized Chicano special license plate, upon payment of the annual personalized plate fee.



The plate will be available January 1, 2017, or when the DOR is prepared to issue the plates, whichever is earlier. The DOR may stop issuing the Chicano special license plate if 3,000 are not issued by July 1, 2021, though a person issued the plate may continue to use it even if it is discontinued.



01:40 PM



Representative Salazar responded to questions from the committee.



01:44 PM -- Rudy Gonzales, representing Servicios de la Raza, testified in support of the bill.

01:48 PM -- Angela Alfaro, representing Servicios de la Raza, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Alfaro responded to a question from the committee.

01:51 PM -- Jenny Santos, representing Servicios de la Raza, testified in support of the bill.



01:53 PM -- Alma Sanchez, representing Servicios de la Raza, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gonzalez returned to the table to respond to a question from the committee. Representative Salazar responded to a question from the committee.



01:58 PM -- Brett Friedman, representing Servicios de la Raza, testified in support of the bill.



02:02 PM



Representative Salazar explained amendment L.003. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:11 PM



Representative Salazar made closing comments on the bill. The committee discussed the merits of the bill.



02:14 PM



The committee went into a brief recess.



02:18 PM



The committee came back to order.