81R12107 JAM-D By: Hughes, Frost H.B. No. 784 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 784: By: Smith of Tarrant C.S.H.B. No. 784 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain firefighters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.409, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 504.409. [VOLUNTEER] FIREFIGHTERS. (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for: (1) volunteer firefighters certified by: (A) [(1)] the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; or (B) [(2)] the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; and (2) fire protection personnel as that term is defined by Section 419.021, Government Code. (b) The fee for issuance of each set of [the] license plates is: (1) $4 for volunteer firefighters; and (2) $30 for fire protection personnel. (c) A person may be issued not more than three sets [only one set] of [the] license plates. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.