H.B. No. 965
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for disabled
veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 504.202(b) and (g), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) A veteran of the United States armed forces is entitled
to register, for the person's own use, [two] motor vehicles under
this section if:
(1) the person has suffered, as a result of military
service:
(A) at least a 50 percent service-connected
disability; or
(B) a 40 percent service-connected disability
because of the amputation of a lower extremity;
(2) the person receives compensation from the United
States because of the disability; and
(3) the motor vehicle:
(A) is owned by the person; and
(B) has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity
of two tons or less.
(g) A person who receives [two sets of] license plates under
this section may receive a [two] disabled parking placard
[placards] under Section 681.004 for each set of license plates
without providing additional documentation.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 965 was passed by the House on April
28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 965 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor