BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2308 By: Lambert Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that although the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues specialty license plates recognizing veterans who graduated from a military academy, specialty disabled veteran license plates that include the emblem from a military academy are not currently available. H.B. 2308 seeks to provide for one emblem from a military academy license plate to be included among the available specialty license plate emblems for a specialty license plate issued to a disabled veteran. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2308 amends the Transportation Code to include one emblem from a military academy specialty license plate among the emblems authorized for inclusion, on request, on a specialty license plate issued to a veteran with disabilities. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2308
By: Lambert
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2308
By: Lambert
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that although the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues specialty license plates recognizing veterans who graduated from a military academy, specialty disabled veteran license plates that include the emblem from a military academy are not currently available. H.B. 2308 seeks to provide for one emblem from a military academy license plate to be included among the available specialty license plate emblems for a specialty license plate issued to a disabled veteran.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2308 amends the Transportation Code to include one emblem from a military academy specialty license plate among the emblems authorized for inclusion, on request, on a specialty license plate issued to a veteran with disabilities.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that although the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues specialty license plates recognizing veterans who graduated from a military academy, specialty disabled veteran license plates that include the emblem from a military academy are not currently available. H.B. 2308 seeks to provide for one emblem from a military academy license plate to be included among the available specialty license plate emblems for a specialty license plate issued to a disabled veteran.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2308 amends the Transportation Code to include one emblem from a military academy specialty license plate among the emblems authorized for inclusion, on request, on a specialty license plate issued to a veteran with disabilities.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.