H.B. No. 3521
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain
veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, as
amended by Chapters 708 (H.B. 1128) and 716 (H.B. 1273), Acts of the
84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
to read as follows:
(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection
(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
request:
(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the
person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.311,
504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.3161,
504.318, 504.319, or 504.320.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.3161 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.3161. MILITARY SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR
RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE AWARDS. The
department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
the following military awards that include the name of the award:
(1) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
(2) the Armed Forces Service Medal;
(3) the Navy Expeditionary Medal;
(4) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal;
(5) the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
(6) the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal;
(7) the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal;
(8) the Kosovo Campaign Medal; and
(9) the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal.
SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
codes.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3521 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0, 1 present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor