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AN ACT
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relating to specialty license plates issued for recipients of the |
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Commendation Medal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.315(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall issue specialty license plates for |
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recipients of the Commendation Medal or Commendation Medal with |
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Valor for each branch of the military and for joint |
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service. License plates issued under this subsection must include |
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the appropriate Commendation Medal emblem and must include the name |
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of the medal at the bottom of each plate. License plates issued |
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under this subsection to recipients of the Commendation Medal with |
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Valor that are not personalized must also include the letter "V" as |
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a prefix or suffix to the numerals on each plate. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.321, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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. 659 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 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. 659 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2023, 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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Governor |