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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for members of |
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the military who served in Operation Freedom's Sentinel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Marine Lance |
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Corporal David Lee Espinoza Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection |
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(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on |
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request: |
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(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or |
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(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the |
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person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.310(b), |
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504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, |
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504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or] |
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504.327, or 504.331. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.331 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.331. OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL. The department |
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shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the |
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United States armed services and participated in Operation |
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Freedom's Sentinel. The license plates must include the words |
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"Freedom's Sentinel." |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |