1-1 By: Truan S.B. No. 1089
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2001; March 6, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
1-4 Military Installations; March 15, 2001, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; March 15, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to eligibility for Vietnam veteran license plates.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 502.264,
1-11 Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-12 (a) The department shall issue specially designed license
1-13 plates for passenger cars and light trucks owned by persons who
1-14 served in the United States armed forces during:
1-15 (1) the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and
1-16 ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the
1-17 Republic of Vietnam during that period; or
1-18 (2) the period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending
1-19 on May 7, 1975, in all other cases [after August 4, 1964, and
1-20 before May 8, 1975].
1-21 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this
1-22 section to a person who:
1-23 (1) applies to the department on a form prescribed by
1-24 the department;
1-25 (2) pays the fee prescribed by Section 502.161, and,
1-26 if personalized prestige license plates are issued, the fee
1-27 prescribed by Section 502.251; and
1-28 (3) submits proof that the person is eligible under
1-29 Subsection (a) to be issued the license plates [served in the
1-30 United States armed forces after August 4, 1964, and before May 8,
1-31 1975,] and is:
1-32 (A) an honorably discharged veteran of the
1-33 United States armed forces; or
1-34 (B) a member of the United States armed forces
1-35 on active duty.
1-36 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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