78R976 JRJ-D

By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 163



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to special license plates for active and retired members 
of the Texas National Guard, Texas State Guard, or United States 
Armed Forces Reserves.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Sections 502.256(d) and (e), Transportation 
Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(d)  A registration fee or service charge does not apply to 
registration of a vehicle under this section [The fee for 
registration under this section and issuance of the special license 
plates is the fee otherwise prescribed by this chapter for the 
vehicle].
	(e)  Registration under this section is valid for one 
registration year.  A person who has registered a vehicle and 
obtained license plates under this section may renew the 
registration of the vehicle without charge by applying to the 
county assessor-collector of the county of the person's residence 
for an annual registration insignia.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only 
to a registration period beginning on or after the effective date of 
this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.