BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 938 By: Smithee Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) issues a variety of specialty license plates. Observers note that legislation is required to designate such a license plate and that TxDMV should issue, at no cost, specialty license plates for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard. H.B. 938 seeks to add a statutory provision relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for women veterans. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 938 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates, to include the words "Women Veterans" in red, for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 938
By: Smithee
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 938
By: Smithee
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) issues a variety of specialty license plates. Observers note that legislation is required to designate such a license plate and that TxDMV should issue, at no cost, specialty license plates for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard. H.B. 938 seeks to add a statutory provision relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for women veterans.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 938 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates, to include the words "Women Veterans" in red, for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) issues a variety of specialty license plates. Observers note that legislation is required to designate such a license plate and that TxDMV should issue, at no cost, specialty license plates for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard. H.B. 938 seeks to add a statutory provision relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for women veterans.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 938 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates, to include the words "Women Veterans" in red, for female active or former members of the United States armed forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2011.