H.B. No. 659
AN ACT
relating to specialty license plates issued for recipients of the
Commendation Medal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.315(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The department shall issue specialty license plates for
recipients of the Commendation Medal or Commendation Medal with
Valor for each branch of the military and for joint
service. License plates issued under this subsection must include
the appropriate Commendation Medal emblem and must include the name
of the medal at the bottom of each plate. License plates issued
under this subsection to recipients of the Commendation Medal with
Valor that are not personalized must also include the letter "V" as
a prefix or suffix to the numerals on each plate.
SECTION 2. Section 504.321, Transportation Code, is
repealed.
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. 659 was passed by the House on April
13, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 659 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor