H.B. No. 5142
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and
personal identification certificates to veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.102, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the department
must accept a veteran identification card issued by the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or an identification card
issued by the United States Department of Defense as sufficient
proof of the veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
SECTION 2. Section 521.1235, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the department
must accept a veteran identification card issued by the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or an identification card
issued by the United States Department of Defense as sufficient
proof of the veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5142 was passed by the House on May 9,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 4, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5142 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor