Eliminates the registration and service charge fees for National Guard plates.

## Summary of the Bill

This bill would eliminate the fees that Rhode Island National Guard members currently have to pay to register their vehicles with special National Guard license plates. Specifically, it removes both the registration fee and the service charge fee associated with obtaining these plates. Currently, National Guard members who want specialty plates identifying their military service must pay these fees, just as other drivers pay for their vehicle registrations and specialty plates.

If passed, this change would benefit members of the Rhode Island National Guard by saving them money when they register or renew their vehicles with National Guard plates. The bill is a way of recognizing the service of Guard members by removing a financial cost associated with displaying their military affiliation on their vehicles. It would not affect registration fees for other types of license plates or for other drivers.

The bill was introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and has been referred to the House Finance Committee, where it is scheduled for a hearing. If approved by the committee, it would move forward for consideration by the full House and eventually the Senate before it could become law.