Special License Plates - As introduced, exempts new specialty earmarked license plates for which the funds are allocated to, and used by, a nonprofit organization to support state historic sites from meeting the minimum initial issuance requirement of 1,000 plates and the minimum issuance requirement of 800 plates upon renewal. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

SB 653 exempts new specialty license plates that fund state historic sites from Tennessee's standard minimum sales requirements. Specifically, it removes the need for 1,000 initial plates and 800 renewal plates for plates where revenue is allocated to a nonprofit supporting a site designated as a state historic site by the Tennessee Historical Commission. This applies to plates authorized under specific sections of state law (e.g., § 55-4-311) and directly affects nonprofit organizations managing these historic site programs. The bill changes the licensing rules to make it easier for such plates to be issued without meeting typical sales thresholds.