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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain |
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professional sports teams. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.614(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may issue specialty license plates that |
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include the name and insignia of a professional sports team located |
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in this state. The department shall design the license plates in |
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consultation with the professional sports team and may enter a |
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trademark license with the professional sports team or its league |
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to implement this section. A license plate may be issued under this |
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section only for a professional sports team that: |
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(1) certifies to the department that the requirements |
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of Section 504.702 are met; and |
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(2) plays its home games in a facility: |
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(A) constructed or operated, in whole or in part, |
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with public funds; or |
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(B) owned, in whole or in part, by a public |
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entity. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.614(c)(2), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Professional sports team" means a sports team |
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that is a member or an affiliate of a member of the National |
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Football League, National Basketball Association, [or] National |
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Hockey League, Major League Soccer, or a major league baseball |
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team. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1778 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 113, Nays 21, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1778 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |