CSHB 482(TRA) - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION                          
                                                                               
Peter Ecklund, staff to Representative Williams, sponsor of HB 482,            
explained the bill allows senior citizens and handicapped citizens             
the ability to get a lifetime registration for their vehicles.  At             
present, those citizens pay no annual fee to register one vehicle              
per person.  Instead of requiring the participants to register the             
vehicle annually, they will only have to register the vehicle once.            
The bill will streamline the workload for the Division of Motor                
Vehicles (DMV), and be more convenient for participants.                       
                                                                               
JUANITA HENSLEY, DMV, Department of Administration, stated HB 482              
strongly supports HB 482 as it will help the 14,000 senior citizens            
in the state who qualify for the exemption, and the 6,000                      
individuals who are registered with handicap license plates.                   
                                                                               
SENATOR GREEN asked if DMV issues handicap license plates for                  
people with temporary disabilities.                                            
                                                                               
MS. HENSLEY explained DMV issues a temporary handicap placard for              
people who meet the federal requirements if a physician verifies               
that the person needs the temporary placard.  HB 482 will not apply            
to those individuals.                                                          
                                                                               
SENATOR GREEN moved CSHB 482(TRA) out of committee with individual             
recommendations and its zero fiscal note.  There being no                      
objection, the motion carried.