BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 979 By: Kacal Transportation Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties contend that a specialty license plate for recipients of the Star of Texas Award would serve to honor and pay respect to the peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical first responders who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. C.S.H.B. 979 seeks to recognize Star of Texas Award recipients and their service by providing for the issuance of such a specialty license plate. 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 C.S.H.B. 979 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates that include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas" for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 979 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. INTRODUCED HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 979
By: Kacal
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
C.S.H.B. 979
By: Kacal
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties contend that a specialty license plate for recipients of the Star of Texas Award would serve to honor and pay respect to the peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical first responders who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. C.S.H.B. 979 seeks to recognize Star of Texas Award recipients and their service by providing for the issuance of such a specialty license plate.
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 C.S.H.B. 979 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates that include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas" for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 979 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
INTRODUCED HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Same as introduced version. INTRODUCED HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.
INTRODUCED HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas."
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that a specialty license plate for recipients of the Star of Texas Award would serve to honor and pay respect to the peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical first responders who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. C.S.H.B. 979 seeks to recognize Star of Texas Award recipients and their service by providing for the issuance of such a specialty license plate.
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
C.S.H.B. 979 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates that include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas" for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 979 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
INTRODUCED HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas."
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.
INTRODUCED
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the words "Star of Texas."
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas."
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.