Bill Text: TX HB1128 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Combat Action Badge, Medal, or Ribbon.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 1/1/16 [HB1128 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1128-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 1128 | ||
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| relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients | ||
| of the Combat Action Badge, Medal, or Ribbon. | ||
| 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, 504.315, 504.316, [ |
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| 504.319, or 504.320. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 504.320 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.320. COMBAT ACTION BADGE, MEDAL, OR RIBBON | ||
| RECIPIENTS. (a) The department shall issue specialty license | ||
| plates for recipients of the Combat Action Badge. License plates | ||
| issued under this subsection must include the Combat Action Badge | ||
| Combat Infantryman emblem and must include the words "Combat Action | ||
| Badge" at the bottom of each plate. | ||
| (b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for | ||
| recipients of the Combat Action Medal. License plates issued under | ||
| this subsection must include the Combat Action Medal emblem and | ||
| must include the words "Combat Action Medal" at the bottom of each | ||
| plate. | ||
| (c) The department shall issue specialty license plates for | ||
| recipients of the Combat Action Ribbon. License plates issued | ||
| under this subsection must include the Combat Action Ribbon emblem | ||
| and must include the words "Combat Action Ribbon" at the bottom of | ||
| each plate. | ||
| (d) For purposes of Subsections (a) and (c), if a branch of | ||
| the United States armed forces awards a Combat Action Badge or | ||
| Ribbon with a unique emblem for each award of the Combat Action | ||
| Badge or Ribbon to a recipient, the department shall only issue | ||
| specialty license plates that include the unique emblem of the | ||
| first award. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 1128 was passed by the House on May | ||
| 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 1128 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
