HB 1380

relating to license plates issued for and displayed on passenger
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
(a)  On payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for motor
vehicle registration shall be issued a license plate or set of
plates, provided that the department must issue a set of two plates
to an applicant for registration of a passenger car or light truck.
(d)  A rule adopted under Subsection (c) must authorize a
passenger car or light truck to display only a rear license plate.
SECTION 2.  Section 504.943(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  A [Except as provided by Subsection (b), a] person
commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway,
during a registration period, a [motor] vehicle that does not
display all [two] license plates required by this chapter or a rule
adopted under this chapter to be displayed on the vehicle that:
(1)  have been assigned by the department for the
(2)  comply with department rules regarding the
SECTION 3.  Section 504.943(b), Transportation Code, is
SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.