S.B. No. 2221
AN ACT
relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor personnel
of sheriff's offices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.680 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.680. SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS LICENSE PLATE.
(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to honor
the personnel of sheriff's offices. The license plates must
include:
(1) the words "Support Your Sheriff's Office"; and
(2) a depiction of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas
logo.
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the
comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money
deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement to make grants to a nonprofit organization that
has a history of promoting the training, retention, and
professionalism of sheriff's deputies, county jail employees,
emergency service center employees, or other positions and offices
administered by a sheriff.
(c) Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license
plate issued under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2221 passed the Senate on
April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2221 passed the House on
May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 6, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor