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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of disabled veteran license plates to |
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surviving disabled spouses and of certain military license plates |
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to the surviving spouses of military servicemembers who die while |
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on active duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.202, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The surviving spouse of a veteran who at the time of |
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death had a vehicle registered under Subsection (a) may register |
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one vehicle under this section as long as the spouse remains |
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unmarried and is permanently disabled at the time of application. |
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An applicant for registration under this subsection must submit |
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proof of the deceased veteran's previous eligibility under Section |
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504.202(b) and the surviving spouse's current eligibility under |
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Section 681.003. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.302, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The surviving spouse of a person is entitled to register |
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one vehicle under the applicable section of this subchapter if the |
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surviving spouse remains unmarried and the deceased: |
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(1) was issued [would be eligible for] a specialty |
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license plate under this subchapter; |
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(2) would have been eligible for a specialty license |
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plate under this subchapter if the deceased had applied when alive; |
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or |
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(3) was killed in action or posthumously became |
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qualified for issuance of license plates under this subchapter [is
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entitled to continue to register one vehicle under the applicable
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sections as long as the spouse remains unmarried]. |
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(c-1) The fee for set of license plates and for replacement |
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plates under this section is as appropriate to the plate type |
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category. To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and |
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another provision of this chapter, this subsection prevails. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 681.006(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Section 681.009(e), a vehicle may be parked |
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for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is |
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designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if: |
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(1) the vehicle is being operated by or for the |
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transportation of a person with a disability; and |
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(2) there are: |
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(A) displayed on the vehicle special license |
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plates issued under Sections [Section] 504.201 or 504.202(b-1); or |
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(B) placed on the rearview mirror of the |
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vehicle's front windshield a disabled parking placard. |
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(b) The owner of a vehicle is exempt from the payment of a |
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fee or penalty imposed by a governmental unit for parking at a meter |
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if: |
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(1) the vehicle is being operated by or for the |
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transportation of a person with a disability; and (2) there are: |
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(A) displayed on the vehicle special license |
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plates issued under Sections [Section] 504.201 or 504.202(b-1); or |
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(B) placed on the rearview mirror of the |
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vehicle's front windshield a disabled parking placard. |
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SECTION 4. Section 504.3015(c), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |