1-1 By: Barrientos S.B. No. 1355 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 12, 1993; April 13, 1993, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 5, 1993, 1-4 reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 10, 1-5 Nays 0; May 5, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Harris of Dallas x 1-9 Rosson x 1-10 Carriker x 1-11 Henderson x 1-12 Leedom x 1-13 Lucio x 1-14 Luna x 1-15 Nelson x 1-16 Patterson x 1-17 Shelley x 1-18 Sibley x 1-19 West x 1-20 Whitmire x 1-21 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Lucio 1-22 Amend S.B. No. 1355 on Page 1, Line 55 and page 2, line 7 by 1-23 changing the words "Ten Dollars ($10.00)" to "Twenty-five Dollars 1-24 ($25.00)". 1-25 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-26 AN ACT 1-27 relating to special license plates for members of certain nonprofit 1-28 organizations. 1-29 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-30 SECTION 1. Chapter 88, General Laws, Acts of the 41st 1-31 Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1929 (Article 6675a-1 et seq., 1-32 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 5p to 1-33 read as follows: 1-34 Sec. 5p. (a) This section applies only to a private 1-35 nonprofit organization having a statewide membership of 7,500 or 1-36 more individuals. 1-37 (b) On request of an authorized representative of the 1-38 governing body in the state of an organization to which this 1-39 section applies, the department shall design and provide for the 1-40 issuance of special license plates to members of the organization. 1-41 The department shall develop the design of the license plate after 1-42 consultation with that governing body. 1-43 (c) A person who is a member of an organization for which 1-44 the department has provided a special license plate under this 1-45 section is entitled to register under this section, for the 1-46 person's personal use, one passenger car or light commercial 1-47 vehicle having a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of one ton 1-48 or less. 1-49 (d) A person applying for license plates under this section 1-50 may: 1-51 (1) have a license plate number assigned by the 1-52 department; or 1-53 (2) apply for personalized prestige license plates 1-54 under Section 5c of this Act. 1-55 (e) The fee for issuance of special license plates under 1-56 this section is Ten Dollars ($10.00) a year. This fee is in 1-57 addition to the motor vehicle registration fee imposed by Section 5 1-58 of this Act and, if personalized prestige license plates are 1-59 issued, in addition to the fee imposed by Section 5c of this Act. 1-60 The county tax collector shall forward the additional fee to the 1-61 department. 1-62 (f) A person may apply at any time for registration under 1-63 this section through the county tax collector in the county of the 1-64 person's residence. The department shall prescribe the form of the 1-65 application. An applicant shall submit to the county tax collector 1-66 proof of eligibility to register under this section that meets 1-67 standards prescribed by the department. Registration under this 1-68 section is valid for one year. 2-1 (g) If license plates issued under this section are lost, 2-2 stolen, or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle for which the plates 2-3 were issued may obtain replacement plates from the department. The 2-4 owner shall pay a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) in addition to the 2-5 fee required for replacement plates. If the owner of a vehicle 2-6 registered under this section disposes of the vehicle during the 2-7 registration year, the person shall return the special license 2-8 plates to the department. 2-9 (h) The department shall deposit the additional fees paid 2-10 under Subsections (e) and (g) of this section in the state treasury 2-11 to the credit of the state highway fund. 2-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-13 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-14 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-15 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-16 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-17 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-18 * * * * * 2-19 Austin, 2-20 Texas 2-21 May 5, 1993 2-22 Hon. Bob Bullock 2-23 President of the Senate 2-24 Sir: 2-25 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.B. No. 2-26 1355, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 2-27 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 2-28 pass, as amended, and be printed. 2-29 Harris of 2-30 Dallas, Chairman 2-31 * * * * * 2-32 WITNESSES 2-33 FOR AGAINST ON 2-34 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-35 Name: Ken Bailey x 2-36 Representing: Texas State Assn of Firefighters 2-37 City: Austin 2-38 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-39 Name: Rick Mumey x 2-40 Representing: Houston Prof Firefighters Ass 2-41 City: Houston 2-42 -------------------------------------------------------------------