By Flores                                             H.B. No. 3338
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the number of sets of special license plates that may
 1-3     be issued to a person with a disability.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 502.253(h), Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (h)  A person entitled to register a vehicle under this
 1-8     section is entitled to up to two sets [a set] of special license
 1-9     plates under this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, or light
1-10     trucks owned by the person except that, notwithstanding this limit,
1-11     a person entitled to register a vehicle under this section is
1-12     entitled to a set of special license plates under this section for
1-13     each motorcycle, passenger car, or light truck owned by the person
1-14     that is equipped with special equipment that:
1-15                 (1)  is designed to allow a person who has lost the use
1-16     of one or both of the person's legs to operate the vehicle; and
1-17                 (2)  is not standard equipment on that type of vehicle
1-18     for use by a person who has use of both of the person's legs.
1-19           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-20     applies only to a registration period beginning on or after that
1-21     date.