Child health and safety: "Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids" license plate program.
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
- Stage
- Failed
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 2, 2026
What it does
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue "Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help our Kids" special license plates and imposes additional fees, as specified, for their issuance, renewal, replacement, and transfer. Existing law requires that those additional fees be deposited in the Child Health and Safety Fund, less specified amounts. Existing law requires that 50% of the funds derived from "Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids" license plates be available, upon appropriation, to the State Department of Social Services for administering various provisions related to childcare licensing, as specified. Existing law requires that, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the…
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