Bill Text: TX HB1514 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked driver's licenses.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB1514 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB1514-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1514 |
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relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked driver's | ||
licenses. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 521.1235 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 521.1235. DESIGNATOR ON LICENSE ISSUED TO VETERAN. | ||
(a) In this section, "veteran" means a person who: | ||
(1) has served in: | ||
(A) the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or | ||
marine corps of the United States; or | ||
(B) the Texas National Guard as defined by | ||
Section 431.001, Government Code; and | ||
(2) has been honorably discharged from the branch of | ||
the service in which the person served. | ||
(b) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" | ||
on a driver's license issued to a veteran in an available space | ||
either on the face of the driver's license or on the reverse side of | ||
the driver's license if: | ||
(1) the veteran requests the designation; and | ||
(2) the veteran provides proof of the veteran's | ||
military service and honorable discharge. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: | ||
(i) The application must provide space for the applicant: | ||
(1) to voluntarily list any military service that may | ||
qualify the applicant to receive a license with a veteran's | ||
designation under Section 521.1235; and | ||
(2) to include proof required by the department to | ||
determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the House on April | ||
26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |