By Morrison                                            H.B. No. 428
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the fee for special license plates for Purple Heart
 1-3     recipients.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Sections 502.260(c) and (e), Transportation Code,
 1-6     are amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (c)  The department shall issue license plates under this
 1-8     section to a person who:
 1-9                 (1)  applies to the department on a form prescribed by
1-10     the department;
1-11                 (2)  pays an annual fee of[:]
1-12                       [(A)]  $3 for each [the first] set of license
1-13     plates issued under this section; and
1-14                       [(B)  $15 for each additional set of license
1-15     plates issued under this section; and]
1-16                 (3)  submits proof that the person has been awarded the
1-17     Purple Heart and is:
1-18                       (A)  an honorably discharged veteran of the
1-19     United States armed forces;
1-20                       (B)  a member of the United States armed forces
1-21     on active duty; or
1-22                       (C)  a civilian national of the United States who
1-23     is an employee or a former employee of a branch of the United
1-24     States armed forces.
 2-1           (e)  A vehicle for which license plates are issued under this
 2-2     section is exempt [A person who registers one or more vehicles
 2-3     under this section is entitled to only one exemption] from the fee
 2-4     under Section 502.161.
 2-5           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
 2-6     applies only to a registration fee for a registration period
 2-7     beginning on or after that date.