SRC-AMY S.B. 365 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 365
78R2719 DWS-DBy: Janek
Infrastructure Development and Security
2/13/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law allows federal and state judges to keep their
specialty license plates after retirement from the bench; county judges
are required to surrender their specialty license plates upon retirement.
As proposed, S.B. 365 extends to county judges the courtesy of retaining
specialty license plates after retirement. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Sections 502.2951(a), (b), (c), and (e), Transportation
Code, to require the Texas Department of Transportation to design and
provide special license plates for passenger cars and light trucks owned
by retired county judges, as well as serving county judges, of this state.
Makes conforming changes.  

SECTION 2.  Repealer: Section 502.2951(f), Transportation Code (providing
that plate registration expires with the end of a county judge's term). 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.