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Public Law 38-140 Opened Gold Star license plates to siblings and children of fallen service members

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Expands benefits Opens the free Gold Star plate to siblings and children of a fallen service member.

Amended 16 GCA 7120.3(b) to add siblings, including half- and step-siblings, and children, including adopted and step-children, to the parents, widows and widowers eligible for a free Gold Star plate. Signed September 1, 2026. The Gold Star property tax exemption in 11 GCA 24401.2 and the driver licence and registration fee waivers borrow 7120.3(b) but name only spouses and parents, so they did not widen.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a one-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Bill No. 260-38 (COR)
  2. In committee Done, Committee on Economic Investment, Military Buildup, Regional Relations, Technology, Regulatory Affairs, Justice, Elections, and Retirement
  3. Passed the legislature Done, As amended in committee and on the floor
  4. Signed by the governor Done,
  5. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Vincent A. V. BorjaSponsor, Legislature
  • Shelly V. CalvoSponsor, Legislature
  • Tina Rose Muña-BarnesSponsor, Legislature
  • Jesse A. LujanSponsor, Legislature
  • Sabrina Salas MatananeSponsor, Legislature
  • Telo T. TaitagueSponsor, Legislature
  • Chris BarnettSponsor, Legislature
  • Frank F. Blas, Jr.Sponsor, Legislature
  • Eulogio Shawn GumataotaoSponsor, Legislature
  • William A. ParkinsonSponsor, Legislature
  • Sabina Flores PerezSponsor, Legislature
  • Therese M. TerlajeSponsor, Legislature

What it touches

  • 16 GCA § 7120.3(b)

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Official record

Read Public Law 38-140 on the jurisdiction's own record