By Burnam H.B. No. 302
77R694 QS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to eligibility for Vietnam veteran license plates.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Sections 502.264(a) and (c), Transportation Code,
1-5 are amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) The department shall issue specially designed license
1-7 plates for passenger cars and light trucks owned by persons who
1-8 served in the United States armed forces during:
1-9 (1) the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and
1-10 ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the
1-11 Republic of Vietnam during that period; or
1-12 (2) the period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending
1-13 on May 7, 1975, in all other cases [after August 4, 1964, and
1-14 before May 8, 1975].
1-15 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this
1-16 section to a person who:
1-17 (1) applies to the department on a form prescribed by
1-18 the department;
1-19 (2) pays the fee prescribed by Section 502.161, and,
1-20 if personalized prestige license plates are issued, the fee
1-21 prescribed by Section 502.251; and
1-22 (3) submits proof that the person is eligible under
1-23 Subsection (a) to be issued the license plates [served in the
1-24 United States armed forces after August 4, 1964, and before May 8,
2-1 1975,] and is:
2-2 (A) an honorably discharged veteran of the
2-3 United States armed forces; or
2-4 (B) a member of the United States armed
2-5 forces on active duty.
2-6 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.