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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 spouses and of certain military license plates to the |
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surviving spouses of military servicemembers who die while on |
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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 continue to |
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register one vehicle under this section as long as the spouse |
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remains unmarried. An applicant for registration under this |
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subsection must submit proof of the applicant's eligibility for the |
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registration. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.302, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) In this subsection, "military servicemember" means a |
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member of the armed forces of the United States, the Texas National |
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Guard, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United |
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States. The surviving spouse of a military servicemember who died |
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while serving on active duty is entitled to register one vehicle |
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under any provision of this subchapter as long as the spouse remains |
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unmarried, if at the time of death the deceased servicemember was |
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eligible to be issued license plates under the applicable provision |
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of this subchapter or posthumously became qualified for issuance of |
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license plates under that provision. A surviving spouse applying |
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for registration under this subsection must submit proof of the |
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applicant's eligibility for the registration and of the deceased |
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servicemember's eligibility for the applicable license plates. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the fee for a |
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set of license plates under this subsection is $3. If a license |
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plate issued to a surviving spouse under this subsection is lost, |
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stolen, or mutilated, on application and payment of a $1 fee the |
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department shall issue a set of replacement plates. To the extent |
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of a conflict between this subsection and another provision of this |
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chapter, this subsection prevails. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.3015(c), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |