By Morrison H.B. No. 428
77R6311 MTB-D
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.