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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of new specialty license plates by the |
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Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.801(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall design each new specialty license |
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plate in consultation with the sponsor, if any, that applied for |
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creation of that specialty license plate. The department may |
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refuse to create a new specialty license plate if the design might |
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be offensive to any member of the public, [if the nominated state
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agency does not consent to receipt of the funds derived from
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issuance of the license plate,] if the uses identified for the |
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[those] funds derived from the issuance of the license plate might |
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violate a statute or constitutional provision, or for any other |
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reason established by rule. At the request of the sponsor, |
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distribution of the license plate may be limited by the department. |
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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. |