H.B. No. 3593 AN ACT relating to the issuance of license plates to disabled veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.202, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (e) Other than license plates issued under Subsection (h), license [License] plates issued under this section must include: (1) the letters "DV" as a prefix or suffix to any numeral on the plate; and (2) the words "Disabled Veteran" and "U.S. Armed Forces" at the bottom of each license plate. (h) A person entitled to license plates under this section may elect to receive license plates issued under Chapter 502 under the same conditions for the issuance of license plates under this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3593 was passed by the House on April 28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3593 was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor