HF 4973

03/02/26   REVISOR  KRB/EN  26-07460
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   4973
04/16/2026     Authored by Luger-Nikolai and Pursell
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota Main Streets special license
1.3plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.4chapter 168.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. [168.1257] MINNESOTA MAIN STREETS PLATES.
1.7Subdivision 1. Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota Main Streets
1.8special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
1.10truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.11(2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set
1.12of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
1.13(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
1.14(4) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota Main Streets account; and
1.15(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
1.16licensing of drivers.
1.17Subd. 2. Design. In consultation with the commissioner of employment and economic
1.18development, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the phrase
1.19"Legendary Landmarks" to evoke the historic sites, commercial districts, and other landmarks
1.20that reflect the variety of Minnesota's communities.
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2.1      Subd. 3. Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
2.2  fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
2.3  if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4      (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5      (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6      Subd. 4. Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
2.7  168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.8      Subd. 5. Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under
2.9  subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Minnesota Main Streets account, which
2.10 is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated
2.11 to the commissioner of public safety. The appropriation is first for the annual cost of
2.12 administering the account, and the remainder is for distribution to Rethos exclusively for
2.13 the Minnesota Main Streets program.
2.14     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027, for Minnesota Main
2.15 Streets plates issued on or after that date.
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