S.B. No. 2007

AN ACT

relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 502.013 to read as follows:

Sec. 502.013. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY REGISTRATION APPLICANT. (a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the person is a member of the United States armed forces.

(b) If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department shall include the person's status as a member of the United States armed forces:

(1) in the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and

(2) with any record information released by the department relating to the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a report issued by the department for the vehicle.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2007 passed the Senate on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2007 passed the House on May 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 0, two present not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor