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By: Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) |
H.B. No. 5142 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2023; |
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May 11, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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