By Flores H.B. No. 3338
77R9288 DWS-D
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.