| TO: | Honorable Frank Corte, Chair, House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB528 by Smith, Todd (Relating to Viet Nam Veterans license plates.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to issue specially designed license plates for eligible vehicles owned by persons who served in the United States Armed Forces during certain periods specified in the bill. The bill would require the plates to be designed according to specifications in the bill and applicants to submit required registration fees. The bill would allow a vehicle owner to replace plates that were lost, stolen, or mutilated by paying TxDOT the fee prescribed in current law.
No significant fiscal implication is anticipated due to the estimated number of license plate issuances. It is also assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources based on the analysis provided by TxDOT.
| Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation
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| LBB Staff: | JK, WK, RT, MW
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