H.B. No. 1678 AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for surviving spouses of disabled veterans of the United States armed forces; authorizing a fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.317, Transportation Code, as added by Chapters 845 (H.B. 3580) and 1296 (H.B. 2357), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (c) A person entitled to specialty license plates under this section may register, for the person's own use, one vehicle without payment of any fee other than the fee for the license plates under Subsection (d). (d) The fee for the first set of license plates is $3. There is no fee for each additional set of license plates. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1678 was passed by the House on May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1678 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor