SRC-AMY S.B. 730 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 730
78R4477 MTB-DBy: Staples
Infrastructure Development and Security
3/27/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law provides for issuance of a special license plate for
disabled veterans with at least 60 percent service-connected disability or
40 percent service connected disability because of the amputation of a
lower extremity.  The license plate is a plain white plate with blue
lettering and contains the letters "DV" as a prefix or suffix.  As
proposed, S.B. 730 honors veterans with a license plate which contains a
more patriotic design selected by members of the disabled veterans
community. 

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 Section 502.254, Transportation Code, to limit the
license plates for disabled veterans to three colors and to provide that
they be of a color, quality, and design selected by a five-member design
board consisting of certain persons. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.