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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of Register to Vote specialty license |
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plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.671 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.671. REGISTER TO VOTE LICENSE PLATES. (a) The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates that include the |
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words "Register to Vote." |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the secretary of state |
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for Project V.O.T.E. or a successor voter education program |
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administered by the office of the secretary of state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1130 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1130 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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