H.B. No. 789
AN ACT
relating to license plates issued to retired members of the
military.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 504.303(b) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for
license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed
forces [who have completed 20 or more years of satisfactory federal
service].
(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate
issued under this section to a retired member of the United States
armed forces may be demonstrated by:
(1) a [A] letter from any branch of the military under
the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the
United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a
retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal
service; or
(2) an identification card issued by any branch of the
military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of
Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security
indicating that the member is retired [is satisfactory proof of
eligibility].
SECTION 2. Sections 504.305(a) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates
for:
(1) active members of the Texas National Guard or
Texas State Guard;
(2) retired members of the Texas National Guard or
Texas State Guard [who have completed 20 or more years of
satisfactory federal service]; and
(3) members of a reserve component of the United
States armed forces.
(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate
issued under this section to a retired member of the Texas National
Guard or Texas State Guard may be demonstrated by:
(1) a [A] letter from the United States Department of
Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air
Force stating that a retired guard member has 20 or more years of
satisfactory federal service; or
(2) an identification card issued by the United States
Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the
Department of the Air Force indicating that the member is retired
[is satisfactory proof of eligibility].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 789 was passed by the House on April
20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 789 on May 18, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 0, 1
present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 789 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 14, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor