S.B. No. 165 AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to officers of the United States armed forces who graduated from certain United States military academies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.309, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 504.309. MILITARY ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who: (1) are graduates of: (A) the United States Military Academy; (B) [,] the United States Naval Academy; (C) [, or] the United States Air Force Academy; (D) the United States Merchant Marine Academy; or (E) the United States Coast Guard Academy; and (2) are current or former commissioned officers of the United States armed forces. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 165 passed the Senate on March 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 165 passed the House on May 14, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor