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1		-	H.B. No. 3521
	1	+	By: Lambert, Thompson of Brazoria, Miller H.B. No. 3521
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Buckingham)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
	4	+	May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
	5	+	Affairs & Border Security; May 18, 2017, reported favorably by the
	6	+	following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 18, 2017, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain
6	13		veterans.
7	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	15		SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, as
9	16		amended by Chapters 708 (H.B. 1128) and 716 (H.B. 1273), Acts of the
10	17		84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
11	18		to read as follows:
12	19		(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection
13	20		(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
14	21		request:
15	22		(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
16	23		(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the
17		-	person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.~~309~~, 504.~~311~~,
18		-	~~504.312,~~ 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.3161,
19		-	~~504.318,~~ 504.319, or 504.320.
	24	+	person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.311, 504.312,
	25	+	504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.3161, 504.318,
	26	+	504.319, or 504.320.
20	27		SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
21	28		is amended by adding Section 504.3161 to read as follows:
22	29		Sec. 504.3161. MILITARY SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR
23	30		RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE AWARDS. The
24	31		department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
25	32		the following military awards that include the name of the award:
26	33		(1) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
27	34		(2) the Armed Forces Service Medal;
28	35		(3) the Navy Expeditionary Medal;
29	36		(4) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal;
30	37		(5) the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
31	38		(6) the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal;
32	39		(7) the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal;
33	40		(8) the Kosovo Campaign Medal; and
34	41		(9) the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal.
35	42		SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
36	43		over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
37	44		relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
38	45		codes.
39	46		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
40		-	______________________________ ______________________________
41		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
42		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the House on May 4,
43		-	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
44		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
45		-	No. 3521 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0,
46		-	1 present, not voting.
47		-	______________________________
48		-	Chief Clerk of the House
49		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the Senate, with
50		-	amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
51		-	0, 1 present, not voting.
52		-	______________________________
53		-	Secretary of the Senate
54		-	APPROVED: __________________
55		-	Date
56		-	__________________
57		-	Governor
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