BILL NUMBER: AB 2450	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 20, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Logue and John A. Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act  to add Section 5162 to the Vehicle Code, 
relating to vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2450, as amended, Logue. Specialized license  plates.
  plates: kidney disease awareness. 
   Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to
issue specialty license plates, including environmental license
plates and specified special environmental design license plates.
Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the DMV
to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is
required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain
requirements.
   This bill would  declare the intent of the Legislature to
enact legislation that would authorize the issuance of  
require the State Department of Public Health to apply to the DMV to
sponsor  a specialized license plate that promotes awareness of
kidney disease and bears the  name and official  logo of
the National Kidney Foundation.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 5162 is added to the  
Vehicle Code   , to read:  
   5162.  (a) The State Department of Public Health shall apply to
the department to sponsor a kidney disease awareness license plate
program pursuant to this article.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 5154, a license plate issued pursuant
to this section shall bear the name and official logo of the National
Kidney Foundation.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would authorize the issuance of a
specialized license plate that promotes awareness of kidney disease
and bears the logo of the National Kidney Foundation, with the
proceeds of sales of the plate to be provided to the National Kidney
Foundation.