82R1442 JXC-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 72
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exempting certain military personnel from motor vehicle
registration fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 431.039, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 431.039. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL
BEING DEPLOYED. A member of the National Guard on federal active
duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on active
duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile fire
zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is
exempt from paying the following state or local governmental fees
the member incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's
personal affairs:
(1) fees for obtaining copies of:
(A) a birth certificate;
(B) a recorded marriage license;
(C) a divorce decree;
(D) a child support order;
(E) guardianship documents; and
(F) property tax records;
(2) fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate
marriage license; [and]
(3) fees for transferring title to real or personal
property; and
(4) fees for vehicle registration or renewal of
vehicle registration, including the renewal fee for a vehicle
issued specialty or personalized license plates and any additional
or optional fee authorized or imposed by Chapter 502,
Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.