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An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs

An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs

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Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-04-15
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs

An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-11 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-11 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 989
S.P. 421 In Senate, March 11, 2025
An Act to Recognize Amateur Radio License Holders by Waiving
Fees for License Plates Displaying Call Signs
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, MOORE of Washington, NANGLE of
Cumberland, Representative: GERE of Kennebunkport.

Page 1 - 132LR1762(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §453, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
34-A. Exemption; amateur radio license holders. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a
4 registrant that is a holder of an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications
5 Commission may not be charged the annual administrative fee for a vanity registration
6 plate displaying the call sign of the amateur radio station. The registrant may be required
7 to show proof of a valid amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications
8 Commission and shall comply with motor vehicle registration requirements of this chapter.
9Sec. 2. Implementation during next regular update of software; contingent
10effective date. The Secretary of State shall implement the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
11 29-A, section 453, subsection 4-A during the next regular update of the software used by
12 the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles. This Act does not take
13 effect until the software used by the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor
14 Vehicles is updated and the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
15 notifies the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of
16 Representatives and the Revisor of Statutes that the software has been updated.
17 In no event may this Act take effect until 90 days after the adjournment of the
18 Legislature.
19SUMMARY
20 This bill exempts amateur radio license holders from the annual administrative fee for
21 a vanity registration plate if the vanity registration plate displays the call sign of the amateur
22 radio station and the registrant complies with other motor vehicle registration laws. The
23 registrant may be required to provide proof of a valid amateur radio license issued by the
24 Federal Communications Commission. The bill specifies that the exemption will not be in
25 effect until the Secretary of State does its regular update of the software used by the
26 Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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