Bill Text: TX HB3521 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB3521 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3521-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3521 |
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain | ||
veterans. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, as | ||
amended by Chapters 708 (H.B. 1128) and 716 (H.B. 1273), Acts of the | ||
84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection | ||
(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on | ||
request: | ||
(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or | ||
(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the | ||
person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.311, | ||
504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.3161, | ||
504.318, 504.319, or 504.320. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 504.3161 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 504.3161. MILITARY SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR | ||
RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE AWARDS. The | ||
department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of | ||
the following military awards that include the name of the award: | ||
(1) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; | ||
(2) the Armed Forces Service Medal; | ||
(3) the Navy Expeditionary Medal; | ||
(4) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; | ||
(5) the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; | ||
(6) the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; | ||
(7) the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal; | ||
(8) the Kosovo Campaign Medal; and | ||
(9) the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal. | ||
SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails | ||
over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, | ||
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted | ||
codes. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the House on May 4, | ||
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 3521 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, | ||
1 present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3521 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays | ||
0, 1 present, not voting. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |