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By: Smith of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 1148 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2011; |
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April 26, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation and Homeland Security; May 13, 2011, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 13, 2011, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption for certain disabled veterans from the |
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payment of a fee for the issuance of a personal identification |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.426(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a veteran of |
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service in the armed forces of the United States is exempt from the |
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payment of fees under this chapter for the issuance of a driver's |
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license or personal identification certificate if the veteran: |
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(1) was honorably discharged; |
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(2) has a service-related disability of at least 60 |
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percent; and |
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(3) receives compensation from the United States |
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because of the disability. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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