H.B. No. 127 AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of the Commendation Medal. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.320 to read as follows: Sec. 504.320. COMMENDATION MEDAL RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Commendation Medal for each branch of the military and for joint service. License plates issued under this section must include the emblem of the appropriate medal and must include the name of the medal at the bottom of each plate. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 127 was passed by the House on May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 127 was passed by the Senate on May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor