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HF3836 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Distinguished Flying Cross special license plates authorized.

Related bill: SF3764

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • Establish a Distinguished Flying Cross special license plate program to recognize recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross by allowing them to display a distinctive plate on certain vehicles.

Eligible applicants and vehicles

  • Eligible applicants: individuals who are recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
  • Eligible vehicles: passenger automobiles, one-ton pickup trucks, motorcycles, or recreational vehicles.
  • Applicants must pay the normal vehicle registration tax and comply with all relevant registration and driver licensing rules.

Application timing

  • Applications for the special plates may be made only when renewing registration or at the first time of registration.

Plate issuance and quantity

  • For each qualified applicant, the commissioner may issue only one set of plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle.

Plate design

  • The emblem on the plates must include the Distinguished Flying Cross medal and the phrase DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.
  • The design is created in consultation with the commissioner of veterans affairs.

Fees and replacement

  • No fee is charged for issuing the Distinguished Flying Cross plates.
  • Plates must be replaced free of charge if damaged.
  • There is no annual fee charged for subsequent years when the listed vehicle is registered under the state’s regular registration provisions.

Transferability

  • The plates may be transferred to another qualifying motor vehicle upon notifying the commissioner, and without a fee, if the new vehicle is owned by the same individual and is eligible to bear the plates.

Exemption from other rules

  • These special plates are exempt from a specified provision (section 168.1293 subdivision 2).

Significance and summary of changes

  • Creates a new, fee-free special license plate option to honor Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, with a defined design, collection, and transfer process, integrated into Minnesota’s vehicle registration system.

Relevant Terms - Distinguished Flying Cross - special license plates - emblem - DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS - Minnesota Statutes chapter 168 - 168.013, 168.017 - 168.12 - 168.1293 subdivision 2 - commissioner - commissioner of veterans affairs - transfer - renewal - registration tax - vehicle types (passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle) - free of charge - replacement - eligible vehicle - recipient

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 02, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toTransportation Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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      "summary": "This bill references Minnesota Statutes section 168.013 to indicate that the registration tax must be paid as required by that statute.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "168.013",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill uses 'Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1' to address transfer of the special license plates under existing law.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "168.12",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "This bill states that the special license plates are not subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.",
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    },
    "citation": "168.1293",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
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      "summary": "This bill references section 168.017 for how a subsequent vehicle is registered.",
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    "citation": "168.017",
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  }
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Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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