Mississippi Senate Bill 2801 Summary

• Authorizes distinctive motor vehicle license tags displaying "In God We Trust" with a $30.00 annual additional fee, distributed to American Family Association, Inc. ($24.00), Mississippi Burn Care Fund ($1.00), State Highway Fund ($2.00), and a special fund ($1.00).

• Authorizes distinctive license tags for supporters of Tunnel to Towers Foundation with identical $30.00 fee structure and distribution formula, except $24.00 goes to Tunnel to Towers Biloxi.

• Adds nine new organizations eligible for distinctive license tags: Navy Seabee Foundation, Most Worshipful King Hiram Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M., Electra Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Clarkdale High School, Columbia Academy Cougars, Mississippi Hunting Dog Association, O'Keefe Educational Media DBA Disability Connection, New Orleans Pelicans, Mississippi Economic Council, and Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia.

• Reauthorizes distinctive license tags for existing beneficiaries including Pass Christian School District, Grand Chapter of Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star, Rosa A. Temple High School, Moss Point School District, EV Mississippi, Desert of Mississippi Shriners, Wildlife Mississippi, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc., extending deadlines to July 1, 2027.

• Reduces the additional fee for "Adoption" license tags from $50.00 to $30.00 and modifies threshold requirements for certain tags (Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Magnolia Heights School, Methodist Cursillo of Mississippi) to require proof of 100 purchases before issuance, with proceeds held in License Tag Acquisition Fund until 300 tags are sold.