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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star |
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family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection |
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(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on |
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request: |
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(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or |
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(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the |
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person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.310(b), |
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504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, |
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504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or] |
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504.327, 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334, or 504.335. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334, |
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and 504.335 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.331. TEXAS HOMELAND DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of |
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the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal. The license plates must |
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include the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal emblem and must |
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include the words "Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal" at the |
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bottom of each plate. |
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Sec. 504.332. TEXAS SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL. The department |
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shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas |
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Superior Service Medal. The license plates must include the Texas |
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Superior Service Medal emblem and must include the words "Texas |
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Superior Service Medal" at the bottom of each plate. |
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Sec. 504.333. LONE STAR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of |
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the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal. The license plates must |
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include the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal emblem and must |
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include the words "Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal" at the |
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bottom of each plate. |
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Sec. 504.334. TEXAS OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEDAL. The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of |
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the Texas Outstanding Service Medal. The license plates must |
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include the Texas Outstanding Service Medal emblem and must include |
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the words "Texas Outstanding Service Medal" at the bottom of each |
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plate. |
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Sec. 504.335. TEXAS MEDAL OF MERIT. The department shall |
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issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas Medal of |
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Merit. The license plates must include the Texas Medal of Merit |
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emblem and must include the words "Texas Medal of Merit" at the |
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bottom of each plate. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.512(a-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In this section "immediate family member" means the |
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parent, child, [or] sibling, adoptive parent, adoptive child, |
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foster parent, foster child, stepparent, or stepchild of a person |
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who died while serving in the United States armed forces. |
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SECTION 4. It is the intent of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized |
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with another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 282 on May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |