HB 3531
AN ACT relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows individuals registering or renewing a motor vehicle to voluntarily disclose their status as a member of the United States armed forces. If a person chooses to indicate their military status, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will record this information in their vehicle registration records and include it in any subsequent record information or reports related to that vehicle. The voluntary disclosure provides a way for military service members to have their status recognized during vehicle registration.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 502.013 to read as follows: Sec. 502.013. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY REGISTRATION APPLICANT. (a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the person is a member of the United States armed forces. (b) If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department shall include the person's status as a member of the United States (1) in the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and (2) with any record information released by the department relating to the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a report issued by the department for the vehicle. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for
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