BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

 

H.B. 2308

By: Lambert

Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Interested parties note that although the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues specialty license plates recognizing veterans who graduated from a military academy, specialty disabled veteran license plates that include the emblem from a military academy are not currently available. H.B. 2308 seeks to provide for one emblem from a military academy license plate to be included among the available specialty license plate emblems for a specialty license plate issued to a disabled veteran.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

 

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.

 

ANALYSIS

 

H.B. 2308 amends the Transportation Code to include one emblem from a military academy specialty license plate among the emblems authorized for inclusion, on request, on a specialty license plate issued to a veteran with disabilities.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

September 1, 2017.