78R246 MTB-F


By:  Mowery                                                       H.B. No. 399



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of World War II veteran license plates.              
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Sections 502.262(a) and (c), Transportation 
Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall issue specially designed license 
plates for passenger cars and light trucks owned by persons who 
served in the United States or Allied armed forces during World War 
II [after December 6, 1941, and before January 1, 1947].
	(c)  The department shall issue license plates under this 
section to a person who:
		(1)  applies to the department on a form prescribed by 
the department;      
		(2)  pays the fee prescribed by Section 502.161, and, 
if personalized prestige license plates are issued, the fee 
prescribed by Section 502.251; and
		(3)  submits proof that the person:                                           
			(A)  served in the United States armed forces 
after December 6, 1941, and before January 1, 1947,[;] and
			[(B)]  is an honorably discharged veteran of the 
United States armed forces; or
			(B)  served in an Allied armed force after 
September 1, 1939, and before January 1, 1947, and is an honorably 
discharged veteran of the Allied armed force under which the 
veteran served.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.