Committee Statement - Assembly No. 5758, Lambda Theta Alpha License Plates (New Jersey Assembly, 2026)

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A committee statement to the New Jersey Assembly, No. 5758, from the Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee, dated January 5, 2026, reporting Assembly Bill No. 5758 favorably. The bill authorizes the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to issue special Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. license plates, with an application fee of $50 and an annual renewal fee of $10. Fees after costs go to a special non-lapsing fund appropriated to the organization. The Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta Alpha, or a designee, is to contribute non-public monies not to exceed $25,000 for initial costs, and the commission need not issue the plates until it receives a minimum of 500 completed applications.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
           AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

                           STATEMENT TO

                      ASSEMBLY, No. 5758

       STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                           DATED: JANUARY 5, 2026

          The Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and
      Agriculture Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5758.
          This bill authorizes the Chief Administrator (chief administrator)
      of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to issue
      special Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (Lambda Theta
      Alpha) license plates.
          The bill provides that the design of the Lambda Theta Alpha
      license plate is to display appropriate words or a slogan and an
      emblem honoring Lambda Theta Alpha. The chief administrator, in
      consultation with the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta
      Alpha, is to select the design and color scheme of the Lambda Theta
      Alpha license plates.
          In addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the registration
      of a motor vehicle, there is an application fee of $50 and an annual
      renewal fee of $10 for the Lambda Theta Alpha license plates. After
      deducting the costs to implement the plates, the additional fees are to
      be deposited into a special non-lapsing fund known as the “Lambda
      Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. License Plate Fund.” The proceeds of
      the fund are to be annually appropriated to Lambda Theta Alpha to be
      used to support the organization’s mission and programs.
          The chief administrator is required to annually certify the average
      cost of producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability
      of the specialty license plates. If the average cost per plate exceeds
      $50 in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may
      discontinue the Lambda Theta Alpha license plate program. The bill
      also requires the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta Alpha to
      appoint a liaison to represent the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda
      Theta Alpha in all communications with the commission regarding the
      Lambda Theta Alpha license plates.
          The bill provides that State or other public funds are not to be used
      by the commission for the initial cost to implement the Lambda Theta
      Alpha license plate program. The bill requires the Northeast Regional
      Board of Lambda Theta Alpha, or an individual or entity designated by
      the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta Alpha, to contribute
      non-public monies, not to exceed $25,000, to offset the initial costs to
      design, produce, issue, and publicize the license plates and for
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computer programming changes that may be necessary to implement
the program. The bill authorizes the Northeast Regional Board of
Lambda Theta Alpha to receive funds from private sources to offset
the initial costs.
    The commission is not required to design, produce, issue, or
publicize the availability of the Lambda Theta Alpha license plates
until: (1) the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta Alpha, or
the individual or entity designated by the Northeast Regional Board of
Lambda Theta Alpha, has provided the commission with the money
necessary to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in
establishing the Lambda Theta Alpha license plate program; and (2)
the Northeast Regional Board of Lambda Theta Alpha liaison has
provided the commission with a minimum of 500 completed
applications for the Lambda Theta Alpha license plates.
    The provisions of the bill will remain inoperative until the first day
of the seventh month after the appropriate applications and fees
required to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission are
provided to the commission. The bill expires on the last day of the
12th month if sufficient applications and fees to offset the initial costs
are not received by that date.


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