BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 143 |
By: Laubenberg |
Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is required to issue a Gold Star specialty license plate to the mother, spouse, or immediate family member of a person who has died while serving in the United States armed f orces, but does not include a specialty license plate for the father of such a person.
H.B. 143 seeks to address this issue by adding a "Gold Star Father" specialty license plate to the Gold Star specialty plates issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
H.B. 143 amends the Transportation Code to add the father of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces to the person's immediate family members for whom the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles must issue a specialty license plate. The bill requires the license plate to include the words "Gold Star Father."
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2011.
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