Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1633	House Author:  Ortega et al.
Effective:  9-1-23	Senate Sponsor:  Blanco

            House Bill 1633 amends the Transportation Code to provide for a reduced penalty structure for the offense of unlawfully parking in a parking space or area designated specifically for individuals with disabilities when the unlawfully parked vehicle displays specialty license plates issued for veterans with disabilities and does not display a disabled parking placard. However, the bill expressly exempts from those penalties a vehicle that displays specialty license plates for disabled veterans that include the international symbol of access. Furthermore, a court must dismiss a charge for a person's first offense if the person applies for a specialty license plate that includes the symbol within six months after the date the person was charged with the offense.