H.B. No. 5142
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and
  personal identification certificates to veterans.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 521.102, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
         (b-2)  For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the department
  must accept a veteran identification card issued by the United
  States Department of Veterans Affairs or an identification card
  issued by the United States Department of Defense as sufficient
  proof of the veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
         SECTION 2.  Section 521.1235, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
         (b-2)  For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the department
  must accept a veteran identification card issued by the United
  States Department of Veterans Affairs or an identification card
  issued by the United States Department of Defense as sufficient
  proof of the veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 5142 was passed by the House on May 9,
  2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 4, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 5142 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
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            _____________________
                   Governor