Brief (1)
HB 2191 would provide for the issuance of Shriner license plates.
The bill would allow the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America (Shriners) to authorize the use of their logo to be affixed on license plates on vehicles owned by members of the Shrine. Owners of autos or trucks registered for a gross weight of not more than 20,000 pounds may be issued one plate for each vehicle upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee.
Upon annual application and payment to the Shrine Temple in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 as a logo use royalty payment, the Shrine Temple is to issue to the motor vehicle owner a logo use authorization statement which is to be also presented at the time of application and registration.
The Shrine Temples of Kansas are required to: (1) pay the initial cost of silk-screening for the plates; (2) provide to all county treasurers a toll-free telephone number where applicants can call for information concerning the application process or the status of their application; and (3) design a plate to be issued subject to the availability of materials and equipment.
The effective date of this bill would be January 1, 2002.
Background
Testifying in support of the bill was the Marshall of Arab Shrine Center, Topeka, Kansas, and the Potentate, Arab Shrine, Topeka, Kansas.
The Director of Vehicles provided the Committee with information on costs of producing the license plates. The Department of Revenue indicates that according to state Shrine officials, there are five temples in Kansas: Topeka, Kansas City, Pittsburg, Salina, and Wichita. These five temples have a total membership of 12,545. The plates are subject to the personalized late fee of $40 with registration fees remaining the same as a regular registration. If 6,000 Shriners opt for the new plate, approximately $240,000 ($40 x 6,000) in new personalized plate fees would be deposited into the State Highway Fund during calendar year 2002. For each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, $120,000 would be received.
The Information Systems Bureau of the Department of Revenue estimates that approximately 123 hours of contract Application Programmer/Analyst III time @ $125 per hour ($15,375) would be required to make the necessary modifications to the Vehicle Information Processing System.
1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/fulltext.cgi