The bill would require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, Texas Outstanding Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, and Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal. The bill would allow a Disabled Veteran license plate to include an emblem from another specialty plate created by the bill to which a person is entitled. The bill would allow a person applying for the specialty plates created by the bill to register a vehicle with the specialty plates without payment of the regular registration fee.
A person eligible for any of the license plates that would be established under the provisions of the bill could apply for one set of the specialty plates without payment of the regular vehicle registration fees. Based on the information provided by TxDMV, it is assumed the number of individuals who would qualify and apply for these new specialty license plates would not be significant; therefore, it is assumed implementation of the bill would not result in a significant impact to state or local revenue from vehicle registration fees.
Based on the information provided by TxDMV, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the department's existing resources.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.