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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees for issuance of specialty license plates to |
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members and former members of the United States armed forces and |
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their surviving spouses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.3015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.3015. FEES FOR MILITARY SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. |
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(a) A person applying for a set of license plates under this |
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subchapter shall pay the registration fee required under Chapter |
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502 and the applicable special plate fee required under this |
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section, except that one set of license plates shall be issued under |
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Section 504.308 or 504.315 without the payment of the registration |
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fee. |
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(b) The fee for the issuance of one set of specialty license |
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plates issued under Sections 504.315(a), (b), or (e) is $3. There |
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is no additional fee for a specialty license plate issued under |
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another provision of this subchapter. |
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(c) A surviving spouse applying for a set of license plates |
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under Section 504.302 shall pay the fees required for the type of |
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license plate for which the surviving spouse is eligible. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.305(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall issue [without charge] specialty |
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license plates for: |
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(1) active members of the Texas National Guard or |
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Texas State Guard; |
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(2) retired members of the Texas National Guard or |
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Texas State Guard who have completed 20 or more years of |
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satisfactory federal service; and |
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(3) members of a reserve component of the United |
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States armed forces. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.306, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.306. PERSONS RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN MERCHANT |
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MARINE OF THE UNITED STATES. [(a)] The department shall issue |
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specialty license plates for persons retired from service in the |
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merchant marine of the United States. The license plates must |
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include the words "Merchant Marine." [A person may be issued only
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one set of license plates under this section.
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[(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $10.] |
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SECTION 4. Section 504.309, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.309. MILITARY ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES. The |
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department shall issue [without charge] specialty license plates |
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for persons who: |
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(1) are graduates of the United States Military |
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Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air |
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Force Academy; and |
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(2) are current or former commissioned officers of the |
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United States armed forces. |
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SECTION 5. Section 504.310, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.310. WORLD WAR II VETERANS. The department shall |
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issue [without charge] specialty license plates for persons who |
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served in the United States or Allied armed forces during World War |
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II. The license plates must include the words "WWII Veteran." |
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SECTION 6. Section 504.311, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.311. KOREAN WAR VETERANS. The department shall |
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issue [without charge] specialty license plates for persons who |
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served in the United States armed forces after June 26, 1950, and |
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before February 1, 1955. License plates issued under this section |
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must include the words "Korea Veteran." |
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SECTION 7. Section 504.312(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall issue [without charge] specialty |
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license plates for persons who served in the United States armed |
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forces during: |
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(1) the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and |
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ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the |
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Republic of Vietnam during that period; or |
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(2) the period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending |
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on May 7, 1975, in all other cases. |
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SECTION 8. Section 504.313, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.313. DESERT SHIELD OR DESERT STORM VETERANS. The |
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department shall issue [without charge] specialty license plates |
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for persons who served in the United States armed forces after |
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August 1, 1990, and before April 12, 1991. License plates issued |
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under this section must include the words "Desert Storm." |
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SECTION 9. Section 504.3135, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.3135. OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. The department |
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shall issue [without charge] specialty license plates for persons |
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who served in the United States armed forces and participated in |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom. License plates issued under this section |
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must include the words "Operation Iraqi Freedom." |
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SECTION 10. Section 504.314, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.314. ENDURING FREEDOM VETERANS. The department |
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shall issue [without charge] specialty license plates for persons |
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who served in the United States armed services and participated in |
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Operation Enduring Freedom. The license plates must include the |
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words "Enduring Freedom." |
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SECTION 11. Section 504.315, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A vehicle registered under this section must be for the |
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use of the applicant who qualifies under this section. |
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SECTION 12. Sections 504.303(b), 504.304(c), 504.307(c), |
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504.308(b), and 504.315(a) and (b), Transportation Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |