Texas, no front license plate bill, in trouble, Help needed

[rfkrfk]

The senate deleted the provision to allow for
only one license plate.

The house refused to concur with senate changes.
Call your Representative and Senator, tell them
you support the House version of hb 3540,
mention the provision for one license plate.

The struggle continues.

[TheFarseer]

1. So what's the crisis?

It helps police when they are looking for a car. Most other states have two licence plate requirement.

[Longhorn]

3. Approximately 30 states require two license plates.

Two License Plates Required
Approximately 30 states require that automobiles have a license plate on both the front and back of the vehicle. Proponents of two license plates argue that it increases safety and helps law enforcement officials. For example, supporters have suggested that two license plates help photo radar enforcement, because the photo is taken from the front of the car.

Opponents, however, suggest that two-plate systems increase the likelihood of fraud because a vehicle owner might put the second tag on another unregistered vehicle, thus evading registration taxes and fees. Another concern is the expense of issuing twice as many plates and storage of the plates. The price of manufacturing a license plate varies from state to state, and sometimes the price differs for specialty plates or personalized plates versus regular plates. For example, Missouri manufactures its plates at an estimated cost of 84 cents per plate, while the estimated price in Connecticut ranges from $2.85 to $8.

As reported in The Fast Track to Vehicle Services Facts: 1999 Edition, a total of eight jurisdictions responded to the question of whether they currently were considering changing the number of license plates required on a vehicle. Almost all the responding jurisdictions that currently require two plates have considered cutting back to one, but efforts have almost always failed. For example, the debate over one versus two plates has been ongoing in California for several years. Currently, law enforcement officials in California and other supporters have prevailed in maintaining the two-plate requirement, but proponents of one plate continue to emphasize fiscal concerns. On the other hand, the Indiana legislature has considered changing its requirement from one plate to two, but the move has been defeated because the advantages of two plates have not been shown to outweigh the costs.

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/transportation/tranrm_p.htm

[rfkrfk]

4. people here, don't want two plates.

What about that, don't you get?
other states, can do what they want.
in addition, two plates cause more money to go out of
the state for the reflective coating.
Do you work fo 3M ?

[TX-RAT]

8. Just how many people did you poll?

Been the law here for years.

[rfkrfk]

13. at least thirty

what do think about...

the 'blue' laws
no car sales on Sunday

[tammywammy]

14. I love them!!!

Otherwise, I'd be working seven days a week...and so would the salespeople. Salespeople most always work 6 days a week (5 if they're having a good week) and it's can be anywhere from 8-13 hrs+. Oh, and just because on Saturdays we're only open until 6, doesn't mean the salespeople get to leave at 6...no, they leave when they're done, which could be 8pm. And during the week, we close at 9, but if they're customers here, the salesperson is here too.

Plus, with Sundays closed, it gives customers a chance to go to a lot, and look around without salespeople.

And also to clarify, it's not no car sales on Sunday. It's either Saturday or Sunday. If you're open on Saturday, you're closed on Sunday, and vice versa, if you're closed on Saturday, you're open on Sunday (and there are dealerships open on Sunday).

[carpetbagger]

11. The crisis is that I haven't replaced my wife's front plate yet.

Fell off a few months ago. This bill needs to pass quickly.

[pissed_American]

2. It`s the law here in California. eom

[NoPasaran]

5. Of all the crises in the lege today

This is way, way down the list.

[Doohickie]

6. I don't care

either way.

[TX-RAT]

7. 2 plates already required

Was this to take it back to 1?

[johncoby2]

9. LIGHT THE TORCHES! RALLY AT THE CAPITOL!

Sure glad those guys in Austin are working on issues important to Texans.

Now gays can't drive to their wedding with only 1 license plate.

I can't wait till the 2007 legislation session.

[NoPasaran]

10. Well, you're gonna love this one...

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00383&VERSION=4&TYPE=B

[rfkrfk]

12. the proposed change, allows for one or two plates, your choice

if you like two plates,
vanity,
special comemerative,
etc,
you can get two, and display both