Bill Text: TX SB896 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 896 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain family members of a person who dies while serving in the United States armed forces.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB896 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB896-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 896




	AN ACT
	relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain
	family members of a person who dies while serving in the United
	States armed forces.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 504.408, Transportation
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 504.408. GOLD STAR MOTHER, FATHER, SPOUSE, OR FAMILY
	MEMBER.
	SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 504.408, Transportation
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate for
	the mother, father, or surviving spouse[,] or an immediate family
	member of a person who died while serving in the United States armed
	forces. License plates issued under this section must include the
	words "Gold Star Mother," "Gold Star Father," "Gold Star Spouse,"
	or "Gold Star Family" and a gold star. A person may not be issued
	more than one set of the license plates at a time.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 896 passed the Senate on
	April 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 896 passed the House on
	May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, one
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor