1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing Donate Life special license plates; 
1.3 	appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	168.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [168.1261] DONATE LIFE PLATES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Donate Life special 
1.8 	plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
1.10 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.11 	(2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 
1.12 	5, along with any other fees required under this chapter;
1.13 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
1.14 	(4) contributes a minimum of $25 annually to the organ and tissue donation account; 
1.15 	and
1.16 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.17 	licensing of drivers.
1.18 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a 
1.19 	nationally standard organ, eye, and tissue donation logo and the inscription "Donate Life."
2.1 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
2.2 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
2.3 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.7 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.8 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
2.9 	subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the organ and tissue donation account, which 
2.10 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
2.11 	commissioner. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account 
2.12 	funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the nonprofit organization LifeSource 
2.13 	to further its activities related to organ, eye, and tissue donation, including donation registry 
2.14 	maintenance, education, and outreach.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026, for Donate Life special 
2.16 	plates issued on or after that date.