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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to family |
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members of a person who dies while serving in the United States |
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armed forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.4081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.4081. GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. (a) The department |
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shall issue a specialty license plate for the family member of a |
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person who died while serving in the United States armed forces. |
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License plates issued under this section must include the words |
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"Gold Star Family Member" and a gold star. A person may not be |
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issued more than one set of the license plates at a time. |
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(b) In this section "family member" means the surviving |
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spouse, parent, stepparent, foster parent, child, stepchild, or |
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sibling of a person who died while serving in the United States |
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armed forces. |
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(c) Section 504.702(b)(3) does not apply to a specialty |
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plate issued under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |