By: Lujan, Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 2503
(Senate Sponsor - Flores)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2023;
May 5, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 17, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for veterans
with disabilities and recipients of the Texas Humanitarian Service
Medal and federal Humanitarian Service Medal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is
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 504.307, 504.308, 504.309,
504.310(b), 504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315,
504.316, 504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325,
[or] 504.327, 504.331, or 504.332.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Sections 504.331 and 504.332 to read as
follows:
Sec. 504.331. TEXAS HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL. The
department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal. The license plates must
include:
(1) the words "Texas Humanitarian Service Medal"; and
(2) a depiction of the Texas Humanitarian Service
Medal emblem.
Sec. 504.332. FEDERAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL. The
department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
the federal Humanitarian Service Medal. The license plates must
include:
(1) the words "Humanitarian Service Medal"; and
(2) a depiction of the federal Humanitarian Service
Medal emblem.
SECTION 3. It is the intent of the 88th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2023, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized
with another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023,
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
codes.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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