TITLE: Relating to license plates issued to retired members of the military.

SUMMARY: Relating to license plates issued to retired members of the military.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to license plates issued to retired members of the military. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 504.303(b) and (c), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces [who have completed 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service].(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the United States armed forces may be demonstrated by: (1) a [A] letter from any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service;or (2) an identification card issued by any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security indicating that the member is retired [is satisfactory proof of eligibility].SECTION 2. Sections 504.305(a) and (c), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for: (1) active members of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard; (2) retired members of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard [who have completed 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service];and (3) members of a reserve component of the United States armed forces. (c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the Texas National Guard or Texas State Guard may be demonstrated by: (1) a [A] letter from the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force stating that a retired guard member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service;or (2) an identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force indicating that the member is retired [is satisfactory proof of eligibility].SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.