78R2899 DWS-D
By: Gallego H.B. No. 460
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to special license plates for certain government
officials.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 502.295(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) A registration under this section is for a registration
period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
whichever period is shorter.
SECTION 2. Section 502.295(g), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(g) In this section, "state official" means:
(1) a member of the legislature;
(2) the governor;
(3) the lieutenant governor;
(4) [a justice of the supreme court;
[(5) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;
[(6)] the attorney general;
(5) [(7)] the Commissioner of the General Land Office;
(6) [(8)] the comptroller;
(7) [(9)] a member of the Railroad Commission of
Texas;
(8) [(10)] the commissioner of agriculture;
(9) [(11)] the secretary of state; or
(10) [(12)] a member of the State Board of Education.
SECTION 3. Section 502.296(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) A registration under this section is for a registration
period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
whichever period is shorter.
SECTION 4. Section 502.297(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) A registration under this section is for a registration
period of 12 consecutive months or until January [March] 31,
whichever period is shorter.
SECTION 5. Section 502.297(g)(2), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "State judge" means:
(A) a justice of the supreme court;
(B) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;
(C) a judge of a court of appeals;
(D) [(B)] a district court judge;
(E) [(C)] a presiding judge of an administrative
judicial district; or
(F) [(D)] a statutory county court judge.
SECTION 6. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and applies only to a
registration period beginning on or after that date.
(b) Sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act take effect April 1,
2004. If license plates are issued for a period of less than 12
months because of the changes in law made by those sections, the
Texas Department of Transportation shall reduce the registration
fee for that period accordingly.