By Gallego                                            H.B. No. 3441
         77R9287 DWS-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to special license plates for certain government
 1-3     officials.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 502.295(e), Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  A registration under this section is for a registration
 1-8     period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
 1-9     whichever period is shorter.
1-10           SECTION 2. Section 502.295(g), Transportation Code, is
1-11     amended to read as follows:
1-12           (g)  In this section, "state official" means:
1-13                 (1)  a member of the legislature;
1-14                 (2)  the governor;
1-15                 (3)  the lieutenant governor;
1-16                 (4)  [a justice of the supreme court;]
1-17                 [(5)  a judge of the court of criminal appeals;]
1-18                 [(6)]  the attorney general;
1-19                 (5) [(7)]  the Commissioner of the General Land Office;
1-20                 (6) [(8)]  the comptroller;
1-21                 (7) [(9)]  a member of the Railroad Commission of
1-22     Texas;
1-23                 (8) [(10)]  the commissioner of agriculture;
1-24                 (9) [(11)]  the secretary of state; or
 2-1                 (10) [(12)]  a member of the State Board of Education.
 2-2           SECTION 3. Section 502.296(e), Transportation Code, is
 2-3     amended to read as follows:
 2-4           (e)  A registration under this section is for a registration
 2-5     period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
 2-6     whichever period is shorter.
 2-7           SECTION 4. Section 502.297(e), Transportation Code, is
 2-8     amended to read as follows:
 2-9           (e)  A registration under this section is for a registration
2-10     period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
2-11     whichever period is shorter.
2-12           SECTION 5. Section 502.297(g)(2), Transportation Code, is
2-13     amended to read as follows:
2-14                 (2)  "State judge" means:
2-15                       (A)  a justice of the supreme court;
2-16                       (B)  a judge of the court of criminal appeals;
2-17                       (C)  a judge of a court of appeals;
2-18                       (D) [(B)]  a district court judge;
2-19                       (E) [(C)]  a presiding judge of an administrative
2-20     judicial district; or
2-21                       (F) [(D)]  a statutory county court judge.
2-22           SECTION 6. (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this
2-23     Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and applies only to a
2-24     registration period beginning on or after that date.
2-25           (b)  Sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act take effect April 1,
2-26     2002. If license plates are issued for a period of less than 12
2-27     months because of the changes in law made by those sections, the
 3-1     Texas Department of Transportation shall reduce the registration
 3-2     fee for that period accordingly.