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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fee for issuance of specialty license plates to  | 
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members of the United States armed forces. | 
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
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       SECTION 1.  Section 504.303, Transportation Code, is amended  | 
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as  | 
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follows: | 
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       (b)  The fee for issuance of the license plates to a former  | 
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member of the United States armed forces is: | 
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             (1)  $10 for the first set of license plates;  and | 
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             (2)  $15 for each additional set of license plates. | 
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       (c)  The department shall issue or renew the license plates  | 
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without charge to a person who on the date of issuance or renewal is  | 
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an active member of the United States armed forces. | 
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       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only  | 
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to a registration period beginning on or after the effective date of  | 
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this Act. | 
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       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |