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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to privileged parking for certain veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.008(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A vehicle on which license plates issued under Section |
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504.202 or Section 504.315(c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) are displayed |
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is exempt from the payment of a parking fee collected through a |
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parking meter charged by a governmental authority other than a |
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branch of the federal government, when being operated by or for the |
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transportation of: |
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(1) the person who registered the vehicle under |
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Section 504.202(a) or Section 504.315(c), (d), (e), (f), or (g); or |
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(2) a person described in Section 504.202(b) if the |
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vehicle is registered under that subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |