84R3146 JAM-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 612
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to license plates issued to female veterans with
disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.202, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (a-1) and (j) and amending Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(a-1) The department shall design a license plate to be
available for distribution to female veterans of the United States
armed forces who qualify for a license plate under this section.
(e) Other than license plates issued under Subsection (h),
license plates issued under this section must include:
(1) the letters:
(A) "DV" on the plate if the plate is issued for a
vehicle other than a motorcycle; or
(B) "WDV" on the plate if the plate is issued
under Subsection (a-1) for a vehicle other than a motorcycle; and
(2) the words:
(A) "Disabled Veteran" and "U.S. Armed Forces" at
the bottom of each license plate; or
(B) "Woman Disabled Veteran" and "U.S. Armed
Forces" at the bottom of each license plate issued under Subsection
(a-1).
(j) A license plate with the letters "WDV" may be
personalized with up to three characters.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.