Amend HB 2105 by striking SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines
5 through 9) and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Section 504.202, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection (g) to
read as follows:
(b) [The department shall issue a specialty license plate
for a motor vehicle that has a manufacturer's rated carrying
capacity of two tons or less and that is owned by a veteran of the
United States armed forces.] A veteran of the United States armed
forces is entitled to register, for the person's own use, two motor
vehicles under this section if [the person]:
(1) the person has suffered, as a result of military
service:
(A) at least a 50 percent service-connected
disability; or
(B) a 40 percent service-connected disability
because of the amputation of a lower extremity; [and]
(2) the person receives compensation from the United
States because of the disability; and
(3) the motor vehicle:
(A) is owned by the person; and
(B) has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity
of two tons or less.
(d) A statement by the veterans county service officer of
the county in which a vehicle described by Subsection (c) [(b)] is
registered or by the Department of Veterans Affairs that a vehicle
is used exclusively to transport veterans with disabilities without
charge is satisfactory proof of eligibility for an organization.
(g) A person who receives two sets of license plates under
this section may receive two disabled parking placards under
Section 681.004 without providing additional documentation.