By
NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A bill that would allow the production of a license plate with the flag for the city of Hutchinson on it passed out of committee on Thursday.
"Myself and Rep. Waggoner worked together," said Rep. Jason Probst. "Then we got, I believe it was, Seiwert and Murphy also cosigned on to the bill. It did make it out of committee."
Originally Topeka was also a part of the bill, but now it's just a Hutchinson bill.
"It's modeled much after the Wichita legislation that allowed the Wichita city flag to be a license plate," Probst said. "This would allow the use of the flag, but somebody would have to design it and then that would go to the treasurer's office and if you went in and ordered that plate, I believe it's a minimum of $25 extra fee."
The City of Hutchinson or the treasurer's office could charge up to an additional $100 over and above the regular fee.
"That money would then go to the Hutch Rec foundation, to support their efforts on parks and recreation and playground equipment for kids and things like that," Probst said.
There would have to be a minimum order of 250 plates to allow the new plate to be produced. The bill is currently below the line in the House, but could be brought up and voted on any time between now and turnaround.