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            H.B. No. 282
         
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star 
         
            family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.
         
                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                   SECTION 1.  Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is 
         
            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, 504.310(b), 
         
            504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 
         
            504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or] 
         
            504.327, 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334, or 504.335.
         
                   SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, 
         
            is amended by adding Sections 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334, 
         
            and 504.335 to read as follows:
         
                   Sec. 504.331.  TEXAS HOMELAND DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.  The 
         
            department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of 
         
            the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal.  The license plates must 
         
            include the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal emblem and must 
         
            include the words "Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal" at the 
         
            bottom of each plate.
         
                   Sec. 504.332.  TEXAS SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL.  The department 
         
            shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas 
         
            Superior Service Medal.  The license plates must include the Texas 
         
            Superior Service Medal emblem and must include the words "Texas 
         
            Superior Service Medal" at the bottom of each plate.
         
                   Sec. 504.333.  LONE STAR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.  The 
         
            department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of 
         
            the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal.  The license plates must 
         
            include the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal emblem and must 
         
            include the words "Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal" at the 
         
            bottom of each plate.
         
                   Sec. 504.334.  TEXAS OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEDAL.  The 
         
            department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of 
         
            the Texas Outstanding Service Medal.  The license plates must 
         
            include the Texas Outstanding Service Medal emblem and must include 
         
            the words "Texas Outstanding Service Medal" at the bottom of each 
         
            plate.
         
                   Sec. 504.335.  TEXAS MEDAL OF MERIT.  The department shall 
         
            issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas Medal of 
         
            Merit.  The license plates must include the Texas Medal of Merit 
         
            emblem and must include the words "Texas Medal of Merit" at the 
         
            bottom of each plate.
         
                   SECTION 3.  Section 504.512(a-1), Transportation Code, is 
         
            amended to read as follows:
         
                   (a-1)  In this section "immediate family member" means the 
         
            parent, child, [or] sibling, adoptive parent, adoptive child, 
         
            foster parent, foster child, stepparent, or stepchild of a person 
         
            who died while serving in the United States armed forces.
         
                   SECTION 4.  It is the intent of the 88th Legislature, Regular 
         
            Session, 2023, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized 
         
            with another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, 
         
            relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted 
         
            codes.
         
                   SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
         
            ______________________________
            ______________________________
         
               President of the Senate
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the House on April 
         
            20, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not 
         
            voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. 
         
            No. 282 on May 19, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 
         
            present, not voting.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House   
         
                   I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the Senate, with 
         
            amendments, on May 17, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 
         
            0.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Secretary of the Senate   
         
            APPROVED: __________________
         
                &
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504)
House Committee Report: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504)
Engrossed: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504)
Senate Committee Report:  (Transportation Code 504)
Enrolled:  (Transportation Code 504)




	AN ACT
	relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star
	family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is
	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, 504.310(b),
	504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316,
	504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or]
	504.327, 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334, or 504.335.
	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Sections 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334,
	and 504.335 to read as follows:
	Sec. 504.331. TEXAS HOMELAND DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. The
	department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
	the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal. The license plates must
	include the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal emblem and must
	include the words "Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal" at the
	bottom of each plate.
	Sec. 504.332. TEXAS SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL. The department
	shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas
	Superior Service Medal. The license plates must include the Texas
	Superior Service Medal emblem and must include the words "Texas
	Superior Service Medal" at the bottom of each plate.
	Sec. 504.333. LONE STAR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. The
	department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
	the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal. The license plates must
	include the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal emblem and must
	include the words "Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal" at the
	bottom of each plate.
	Sec. 504.334. TEXAS OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEDAL. The
	department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of
	the Texas Outstanding Service Medal. The license plates must
	include the Texas Outstanding Service Medal emblem and must include
	the words "Texas Outstanding Service Medal" at the bottom of each
	plate.
	Sec. 504.335. TEXAS MEDAL OF MERIT. The department shall
	issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Texas Medal of
	Merit. The license plates must include the Texas Medal of Merit
	emblem and must include the words "Texas Medal of Merit" at the
	bottom of each plate.
	SECTION 3. Section 504.512(a-1), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a-1) In this section "immediate family member" means the
	parent, child, [or] sibling, adoptive parent, adoptive child,
	foster parent, foster child, stepparent, or stepchild of a person
	who died while serving in the United States armed forces.
	SECTION 4. It is the intent of the 88th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2023, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized
	with another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023,
	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
	codes.
	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the House on April
	20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 282 on May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2
	present, not voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House

	I certify that H.B. No. 282 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
	0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	& Statutes affected: Introduced: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504) House Committee Report: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504) Engrossed: Transportation Code 504.3015, Transportation Code 504.315 (Transportation Code 504) Senate Committee Report: (Transportation Code 504) Enrolled: (Transportation Code 504)