HB195 Summary

• Expands the Alabama Veteran Tag Program to include honorably discharged Cold War veterans who served between September 2, 1945, and December 26, 1991.

• Cold War veterans are added to the list of eligible veterans for distinctive license tags alongside Vietnam, Korean War, World War II, and other veteran categories.

• Cold War veterans may obtain personalized veteran license tags upon payment of a $50 annual fee, with fee proceeds directed to the Alabama Veteran's Assistance Fund.

• Vietnam veteran tag fees continue to generate $3 per tag for Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., Alabama State Council, and $20 per personalized Vietnam veteran plate for the same organization.

• Act becomes effective January 1, 2022; passed by House on April 13, 2021, and Senate on May 4, 2021.