Committee reports several House bills — gold star plate, special plates, minutes approved

The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee opened its session, approved the minutes of its Feb. 23, 2026 meeting, and reported several engrossed House bills to the full Senate by voice vote.

House Bill 4437 would entitle each Gold Star parent to one Gold Star family license plate for personal use exempt from registration fees; counsel noted a committee amendment to use the federal term "Gold Star Lapel Button" and to clarify entitlement language. "The purpose of the bill is to entitle each Gold Star parent to one Gold Star family license plate for personal use free from registration fees," counsel said.

House Bill 4976 would lower the minimum participation threshold for class G motorcycle special plates from 100 to 50 applicants. Committee members signaled support and the vice chair moved to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; both measures were adopted by voice vote.

Procedural note: motions recorded in the transcript were adopted by voice vote; the committee did not record roll-call tallies in the provided transcript.