88R20860 AJZ-D
 
  By: Kacal H.B. No. 5142
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5142:
 
  By:  Dorazio C.S.H.B. No. 5142
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.