C.S.H.B. 1622 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 1622
By: Flores
Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Texas Department of Transportation issues a number
of special license plates to different groups of people.  Disabled
veterans of the United States armed forces are issued plates that bear the
words "Disabled Vet," a colloquialism that has become dated, and perhaps
inappropriate.  The modern practice is to avoid the shortened form and use
the term "Disabled Veteran."  HB 1622 changes the phrase on the license
plates to "Disabled Veteran" and adds "U.S. Armed Forces" at the bottom of
each plate. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 


ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  HB 1622 amends the Transportation Code to provide that the
special license plates for vehicles owned by disabled veterans of the
United States armed forces must bear the words "DISABLED VETERAN" and
"U.S. Armed Forces" at the bottom of each plate. 

SECTION  2.  This Act takes effect on September 1, 2003.


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The substitute modifies the original version of the bill in that it is a
Legislative Council Draft.