House Bill 1023 creates the “Divine Nine Special Registration Plate Act” and adds a new special license plate for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in North Carolina. The bill also updates the state’s special plate statutes to include Sigma Gamma Rho in the list of available collegiate/cultural plates and sets the plate’s additional fee at $20, matching several other Divine Nine organization plates.
In addition to creating the new plate, the bill revises how fees from several existing fraternity and sorority plates are distributed. It directs quarterly transfers of the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account proceeds from specific plates to designated organizations, including the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Delta Research and Educational Foundation, Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, The Sigmas of North Carolina, Inc., and the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc. The bill also authorizes the Revisor of Statutes to renumber and alphabetize the special plate listings for consistency.
The bill’s impact is limited to motor vehicle registration law and related fund distribution provisions in Chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes. It affects the Division of Motor Vehicles, special plate purchasers, and the nonprofit or affiliated organizations that receive plate revenue, while also touching the Highway Fund accounts used to collect and distribute special plate fees.
The available context shows no recorded committee debate or votes, so there is no direct evidence of opposition or support in the transcript record. Based on the bill text, the measure appears administrative and celebratory in nature, with a focus on expanding specialty plate options and aligning fee distributions for Divine Nine organizations rather than changing broader policy.
Notable points of contention are not apparent from the provided materials. The main substantive issue is the allocation of plate revenue to specific organizations, which could matter to stakeholders interested in how special plate proceeds are routed, but no explicit objections or amendments are shown in the available history.
HB1023 amends North Carolina motor vehicle registration statutes, primarily G.S. 20-79.4, G.S. 20-79.7, and G.S. 20-81.12, to add a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority special registration plate and to revise fee schedules and revenue distributions for several Divine Nine-related plates. It affects the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Highway Fund special plate accounts, and the nonprofit entities designated to receive quarterly transfers from plate sales.
The available record suggests a generally favorable, low-conflict bill with a commemorative and administrative purpose. There are no committee transcripts or votes indicating controversy, and the measure appears to have been introduced as a routine expansion and cleanup of special plate offerings rather than a disputed policy change.
No specific contention is documented in the provided materials. The only potentially sensitive issue is the redirection of special plate revenue to named sorority and fraternity foundations and related organizations, which may be of interest to stakeholders tracking how plate fees are allocated, but no opposition, concerns, or competing viewpoints are recorded.