SRC-BWC S.B. 950 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 950
77R4637 MTB-DBy: Truan
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
3/12/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, disabled veteran license plates include the letters "DV" as a
prefix or suffix to the numerals on the plate and the words "Disabled Vet."
As proposed, S.B. 950 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas
Department of Transportation to include the words "Disabled Veteran" and
"U.S. Armed Forces" at the bottom of each disabled veteran license plate in
addition to the letters "DV" as a prefix or suffix. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 502.254(c), Transportation Code, to require
license plates issued under this section to include the letters "DV" as a
prefix or suffix to the numerals on the plate, the words "DISABLED
VETERAN," rather than "DISABLED VET," and the words "U.S. Armed Forces" at
the bottom of each plate. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.