I support veterans’ license plate under consideration

Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams is asking state lawmakers to approve an “I Support Veterans” license plate.

Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell, says Williams asked him to sponsor the bill after the Kentucky legislature created the plate last year there.

West Virginia law provides two ways to create new license plates. The first is through a process where interested groups can get a certain number of guaranteed purchasers and submit the plan to the state DMV. The second is through the legislative process. Sen. Jenkins says Woody Williams opted for the latter.

Sen. Jenkins says he knows license plate bills can start out small and then a lot of other interest groups add their ideas to the bill. He’s hopeful the support plate bill can move through without being stalled.

The bill could before the Senate Transportation Committee as early as this week.