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AN ACT
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relating to license plates issued to retired members of the |
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military. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 504.303(b) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for |
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license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed |
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forces [who have completed 20 or more years of satisfactory federal
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service]. |
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(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate |
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issued under this section to a retired member of the United States |
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armed forces may be demonstrated by: |
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(1) a [A] letter from any branch of the military under |
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the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the |
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United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a |
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retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal |
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service; or |
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(2) an identification card issued by any branch of the |
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military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of |
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Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security |
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indicating that the member is retired [is satisfactory proof of
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eligibility]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 504.305(a) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates |
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for: |
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(1) active members of the Texas National Guard or |
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Texas State Guard; |
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(2) retired members of the Texas National Guard or |
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Texas State Guard [who have completed 20 or more years of
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satisfactory federal service]; and |
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(3) members of a reserve component of the United |
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States armed forces. |
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(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate |
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issued under this section to a retired member of the Texas National |
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Guard or Texas State Guard may be demonstrated by: |
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(1) a [A] letter from the United States Department of |
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Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air |
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Force stating that a retired guard member has 20 or more years of |
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satisfactory federal service; or |
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(2) an identification card issued by the United States |
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Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the |
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Department of the Air Force indicating that the member is retired |
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[is satisfactory proof of eligibility]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 789 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 789 on May 18, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 0, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 789 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 14, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |