BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4204

By: Walle

Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties note that certain toll-related benefits afforded to disabled military veterans do not transfer to the veteran's spouse once the veteran is deceased. H.B. 4204 seeks to address this issue by requiring a toll project entity's discount program for electronic toll collection to include free or discounted use of the entity's toll project by a customer whose account relates to a vehicle registered with a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran specialty license plate.

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. 4204 amends the Transportation Code to require a discount program for electronic toll collection customers established by a toll project entity to include free or discounted use of the entity's toll project by an electronic toll collection customer whose account relates to a vehicle registered with a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran specialty license plate.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2017.