New law expands pool of veterans eligible for disabled car tags

Gov. Tate Reeves has signed Senate Bill 2187 today, to widen the pool of eligible veterans to receive disabled license plates.

The legislation expands the number of veterans who are eligible to buy two license plates for just $1 each.

Those eligible are now any Mississippi resident who is 100% permanently disabled from a service-related injury or at least 70% non-permanent service-connected disability as determined by the VA.

“Any time the state of Mississippi can help our disabled veterans save money – that’s a worthy cause,” said Reeves. “Our disabled veterans sacrificed their own health to keep us safe.

“The least we can do is lower fees the government charges them. I was really excited to sign this bill because it means more money in the pockets of our disabled veterans. I’ll continue to do everything I can to support our service members.”