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