TITLE: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.

SUMMARY: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.416, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. (a) 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." (b) The surviving spouse of a person who was the posthumous recipient of an award described by Subsection (a) is entitled to specialty license plates issued under this section. SECTION 2. Section 504.5115, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The surviving spouse of a person who was the posthumous recipient of an award described by Subsection (a) is entitled to specialty license plates issued under this section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.