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By: Zaffirini |
S.B. No. 1568 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2025; March 6, 2025, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; |
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April 28, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 28, 2025, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1568 |
By: West |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license |
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plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.605, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the license plates required under |
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Subsection (a), the department shall issue specialty license plates |
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including the words "Spay. Neuter. Adopt." The department shall |
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design the license plates. |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of [the] license plates |
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under Subsection (a) or (a-1) shall be deposited to the credit of |
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the animal friendly account established by Section 828.014, Health |
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and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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