HB 2201

AN ACT relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

House Bill • McQueeney

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

This Texas bill allows the state transportation department to create specialty license plates honoring recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. The new license plates will feature the medal's emblem and the words "Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal" at the bottom. The legislation will take effect on September 1, 2025, providing a way for military personnel who have received this achievement to display their service recognition on their vehicle.

Subject Areas

Military & Veterans LICENSE PLATES MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

Bill Text

relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 504.315, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows:
(s)  The department shall issue specialty license plates for
recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.  License
plates issued under this subsection must include the Navy and
Marine Corps Achievement Medal emblem and must include the words
"Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal" at the bottom of each
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill Sponsors

Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.

John McQueeney

Primary Author

R House District 97

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Nov 10, 2025

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