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.