Bill > HB74

This bill authorizes the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to enter into a contract with a private vendor to operate a specialty license plate program. The bill establishes a competitive selection process for choosing a vendor who will be responsible for designing and marketing specialty license plates, while the BMV remains responsible for issuing the plates and collecting taxes and fees. The vendor contract will last up to two years and can be extended, and must include provisions for electronic infrastructure compatibility, information security, and plate design selection. The bill requires the Controlling Board to approve all specialty license plate designs and allows the vendor to create new specialty plate designs. Additionally, the bill creates two new funds: a public safety license plate contract fund to compensate the vendor, and an expansion of the existing drug law enforcement fund that will receive contributions from specialty license plate sales. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility and innovation in specialty license plate offerings while maintaining state oversight of the process.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb74