HB 4709

relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients
of the Vietnam Dustoff Crews Congressional Gold Medal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, as
amended by Chapters 385 (H.B. 282), 506 (H.B. 2503), 768 (H.B.
4595), and 1050 (S.B. 280), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(e-1)  Other than license plates issued under Subsection
(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
(1)  the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
(2)  one emblem from another license plate to which the
person is entitled under Section 504.307, 504.308, 504.309,
504.310(b), 504.311, 504.312, 504.3125, 504.313, 504.3135,
504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320,
504.323, 504.325, 504.327, 504.328, 504.330, 504.331, 504.332,
504.333, 504.334, [or] 504.335, 504.336, 504.337, or 504.338.
SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.3125 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.3125.  VIETNAM DUSTOFF CREWS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD
MEDAL.  The department shall issue specialty license plates for
recipients of the Vietnam Dustoff Crews Congressional Gold Medal.
The license plates must include:
(1)  the words "Vietnam Dustoff Crews Congressional
(2)  a depiction of the Vietnam Dustoff Crews
SECTION 3.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.