House Bill 1560 Summary

• Allows surviving spouses of deceased veterans rated 100% permanently service-connected disabled to obtain disabled veteran license plates for $1.00 annually, even if the deceased veteran never applied for or received such plates.

• Surviving spouses remain eligible for the disabled veteran plate as long as they remain unmarried and can renew annually for one motor vehicle.

• Vehicles registered under this provision are exempt from all ad valorem and privilege taxes.

• Changes reference from "State Tax Commission" to "Department of Revenue" for issuing disabled veteran emblems on license tags.

• Brings forward Section 27-51-41 regarding motor vehicle ad valorem tax exemptions for possible amendment, effective July 1, 2018.