By Cynthia Needham
Journal State House Bureau

Attention sports nuts: remember the plan to create Red Sox and Patriots license plates? Fear not, it hasn't dissolved, just given a temporary time out.

Legislative spokesmen tell Political Scene that the bills -- which for a time were moving toward certain victory in the Assembly -- were sent back to committee to work out some legal issues.
Apparently, the proposal needs proper trademark and licensing agreements from Major League Baseball and the National Football League.

The Red Sox and Patriots plates would benefit The Jimmy Fund and The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation respectively. They would sell for a $40 surcharge to Rhode Island drivers, much like those in neighboring Massachusetts.

Stay tuned. Lawmakers foresee a final play on the Rhode Island plates before the session ends this summer.