H.B. No. 979
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients
  of the Star of Texas Award.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows:
         Sec. 504.416.  STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The
  department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are
  recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government
  Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award
  emblem and the words "Star of Texas."
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 979 was passed by the House on May 4,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 979 was passed by the Senate on May
  12, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor