Bill Text: HI SB2731 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Special License Plates For Iraq And Afghanistan War Veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-06-24 - Act 083, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). [SB2731 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2731-Introduced.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2731 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to special license plates for iraq and afghanistan war veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 249-9.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) In lieu of the number plates contracted on behalf of the counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the director of finance shall provide, for a fee, one set of special number plates upon the receipt of an application together with:
(1) Specific proof that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by the United States Department of Defense for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States;
(2) Certification that the applicant is a veteran;
(3) Specific proof that the applicant was serving the United States in the military or as a civilian, on Oahu, or offshore at a distance of not more than three miles at the time of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Certification from the Hawaii state chairperson of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association shall constitute sufficient proof;
(4) Specific proof that the applicant was confined as a prisoner of war while providing military service to the United States;
(5) Certification
from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the state office of
veterans' services that the applicant is a combat veteran or a veteran of the
Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, [or] the Persian
Gulf conflict[;], the Iraq conflict, or the Afghanistan conflict;
or
(6) Specific proof that the applicant would qualify for a gold star lapel button under the criteria established by title 10 United States Code section 1126; provided that the applicant shall not be disqualified for the special number plates because the applicant is the grandparent of the deceased member of the United States armed forces;
provided that applicants, except civilian applicants under paragraph (3) and civilian applicants and applicants who are currently serving the United States in the military under paragraph (6), shall also provide a copy of the applicant's most recent discharge paper or separation document that indicates an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge from active duty.
(b) The design of the plates for:
(1) Purple heart recipients shall include the words "COMBAT WOUNDED";
(2) Veterans shall include the word "VETERAN";
(3) Pearl Harbor survivors shall include the words "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR";
(4) Former prisoners of war shall include the words "FORMER PRISONER OF WAR";
(5) Combat veterans shall include the words "COMBAT VETERAN";
(6) Veterans of the Vietnam conflict shall include the words "VIETNAM VETERAN";
(7) Veterans of the Korean conflict shall include the words "KOREA VETERAN";
(8) Veterans of World War II shall include the words "WORLD WAR II VETERAN";
(9) Veterans
of the Persian Gulf conflict shall include the words "PERSIAN GULF
VETERAN"; [and]
(10) Veterans
of the Iraq conflict shall include the words "IRAQ VETERAN";
(11) Veterans
of the Afghanistan conflict shall include the words "AFGHANISTAN
VETERAN"; and
[(10)] (12) Gold star family members, including
grandparents, shall include the words "GOLD STAR FAMILY".
These designations shall be imprinted on the left side of the license plates in a manner similar to congressional and honorary consul license plates."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Special License Plates; Veterans; Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts
Description:
Creates license plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts.
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