Bill Text: PA HB548 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Providing for special plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 27-13)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB548 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB548-Amended.html

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 597 PRINTER'S NO. 3195
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 548 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARRIS, HESS, KILLION, KORTZ, MANN, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MOUL, PERRY, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, VULAKOVICH, FARRY AND MURT, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for special license plates for <--
recipients of medals for military service and for exemption
of persons, entities and vehicles from fees providing for <--
special plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1345 and 1901(c) of Title 75 of the <--
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1345. Special plates for recipients of the Medal of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying
Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross.
Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross, the department
shall issue to such person a special registration plate
designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
is a recipient of the Medal of Honor[.], Distinguished Service
Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force
Cross. The special registration plate may be used only on a
passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not
more than 10,000 pounds. The plate shall have a light blue
background interspersed with 13 white stars. The center of the
plate shall bear a golden bronze replica of the appropriate
medal. The initials of each recipient shall be embossed in red
to the left of the medal and the letters "CMH" (for
Congressional Medal of Honor), "DSC" (for Distinguished Service
Cross), "DFC" (for Distinguished Flying Cross), "NC" (for Navy
Cross) or "AFC" (for Air Force Cross) shall be embossed in red
to the right of the medal.
§ 1901. Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
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(c) Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
registration:
(1) Hospital.
(2) Humane society.
(3) Nonprofit youth center.
(4) American Red Cross.
(5) Church.
(6) Girl Scouts of America.
(7) Boy Scouts of America.
(8) Salvation Army.
(9) Duly chartered posts of national veterans'
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organizations.
(10) Young Men's Christian Association.
(11) Young Men's Hebrew Association.
(12) Young Women's Christian Association.
(13) Young Women's Hebrew Association.
(14) Jewish Community Center.
(15) Nonprofit corporations of musical marching groups
of youths.
(16) Any person who is retired and receiving social
security or other pension and whose total annual income does
not exceed $19,200. Unless the retired person is physically
or mentally incapable of driving the vehicle, the retired
person shall be the principal driver of the vehicle but may
from time to time authorize another person to drive the
vehicle in his or her stead.
(17) Any veteran who lost a limb or eye or who became
partially paralyzed while serving in the armed forces of the
United States.
(18) A person who, as a member of the armed forces of
the United States, was captured by the enemy during World War
I, World War II, the Korean Emergency, the Vietnam Conflict
or in a future armed conflict for which the Department of
Defense authorizes a campaign medal.
(19) Any person who has been awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor[.], Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross.
(20) Nonprofit organizations which care for or otherwise
provide services for the elderly or the infirm.
(21) Nonprofit organizations which principally serve
mentally or physically handicapped or disabled persons.
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(22) Nonprofit mobile aviation museum.
(23) Nonprofit corporations that provide ambulance or
emergency medical services.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated <--
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1366. Special plates for recipients of Distinguished Service
Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air
Force Cross.
Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy
Cross or Air Force Cross, accompanied by a fee of $10 which
shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by such
documentation as the department shall require, the department
shall issue to the person a special registration plate
designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross. The special
registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck
with a registered gross weight of not more than 10,000 pounds.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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