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HF4642 • 2026
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline special license plates established, and money appropriated.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline special license plates established, and money appropriated.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-25
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline special license plates established, and money appropriated.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [168.1257] 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE PLATES. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end new text begin The commissioner must issue 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: new text end new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; new text end new text begin (2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter; new text end new text begin (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; new text end new text begin (4) contributes $25 to the lethal means safety account; and new text end new text begin (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Design. new text end new text begin In consultation with the commissioner of health and suicide awareness organizations, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that incorporates the 988 Lifeline logo. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Plates transfer. new text end new text begin On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle if the subsequent vehicle is: new text end new text begin (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and new text end new text begin (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Exemption. new text end new text begin Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Contributions; account; appropriation. new text end new text begin Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the lethal means safety account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner. The appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account, and the remainder is for the purchase of lethal means safety tools and a statewide gun storage mapping initiative. Lethal means safety tools may include but are not limited to the purchase of cable gun locks, trigger locks, and gun safes. Purchased lethal means safety tools may be distributed to any Minnesota registered nonprofit organization, including those specializing in suicide awareness, upon application to the commissioner. Upon successful application, organizations must distribute lethal means safety tools to the general public. No organization may charge a member of the public a fee for lethal means safety tools. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2027, for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline plates issued on or after that date. new text end