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Plain English: 2025 -2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 741:
Veterans Registration Plate Modifications.
2025 -2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 741:
Veterans Registration Plate Modifications.
Committee: House Transportation.
If favorable, re -refer to
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Date: April 30, 2025
Introduced by: Reps.
Blackwell, Wheatley, Shepard, Iler Prepared by: Wendy Ray
Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition
Kara McCraw
Director
*H741-SMSU-18(e1)-v-2*
Legislative Analysis
Division
919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and do es not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Plain English: 2025 -2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 741:
Veterans Registration Plate Modifications.
2025 -2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 741:
Veterans Registration Plate Modifications.
Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
Date: May 5, 2025
Introduced by: Reps.
Blackwell, Wheatley, Shepard, Iler Prepared by: Wendy Ray
Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition
Kara McCraw
Director
*H741-SMSU-28(e1)-v-2*
Legislative Analysis
Division
919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and do es not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
OVERVIEW: House Bill 741 would amend the current authorization for Military Veteran special
registration plates by specifying placement of design elements and by authorizing the plates to be issued
on a full-color background.
Bill History
2025-05-07Senate
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
2025-05-07Senate
Passed 1st Reading
2025-05-07Senate
Regular Message Received From House
2025-05-07House
Regular Message Sent To Senate
2025-05-06House
Passed 3rd Reading
2025-05-06House
Passed 2nd Reading
2025-05-05House
Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
2025-05-05House
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-05-05House
Reptd Fav
2025-04-30House
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-04-30House
Reptd Fav
2025-04-15House
Re-ref Com On Transportation
2025-04-15House
Reptd Fav
2025-04-03House
Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 741
Short Title: Veterans Registration Plate Modifications. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Blackwell, Wheatley, Shepard, and Iler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable,
Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 3, 2025
*H741-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE T HE 2
MILITARY VETERAN SPE CIAL REGISTRATION PL ATE ON A PERSONALIZE D 3
BACKGROUND AND MODIF YING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MILITARY 4
VETERAN SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-63 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 20-63. Registration plates furnished by Division; requirements; replacement of regular 8
plates with First in Flight plates, First in Freedom plates, or National/State 9
Mottos plates; surrender and reissuance; displaying; preservation and cleaning; 10
alteration or concealment of numbers; commission contracts for issuance. 11
… 12
(b1) The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate, 13
"First in Freedom" plate, or "National/State Mottos" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this 14
section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates, "First in Freedom" plates, or 15
"National/State Mottos" plate must be developed in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a3). For 16
special plates authorized in G.S. 20-79.7 on or after July 1, 2013, the Division may not issue the 17
plate on a background under this subsection unless it receives the required number of applications 18
set forth in G.S. 20-79.3A(a). 19
… 20
(30a) Military Veteran. 21
…." 22
SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4 reads as rewritten: 23
"§ 20-79.4. Special registration plates. 24
… 25
(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: 26
… 27
(130) Military Veteran. – Issuable to an individual who served honorably in the 28
Armed Forces of the United States. The plate shall bear (i) the words "U.S. 29
Military Veteran" across the top of the plate and (ii) the name and insignia of 30
the branch of service in which the individual served. served on the left side of 31
the plate. The plate authorized by this subdivision is not subject to the 32
provisions of G.S. 20-79.3A or G.S. 20-79.8. 33
…." 34
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 741-First Edition
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025. 1