HBA-CMT H.B. 2110 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2110 By: Pickett Transportation 4/6/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, United States veterans are allowed to purchase specialized license plates for their automobiles that indicate their status as veterans of the armed forces. However, current law does not include specialized license plates for motorcycles. House Bill 2110 requires the Texas Department of Transportation to issue specially-designed license plates for motorcycles owned by retired or honorably discharged members of the United States armed forces. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 2110 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to issue specially designed license plates for motorcycles owned by retired or honorably discharged members of the United States armed forces. The plates must include the words "U.S. Veteran." The bill sets forth procedures for the issuance of the special plates. The bill requires the department to send 50 cents of each fee collected from the issuance of the special plates to the county treasurer of the county in which the applicant resides. The county treasurer is required to credit the money received to the general fund of the county to pay the costs of administering the issuance of the special plates. If an owner of a motorcycle disposes of the motorcycle during a registration year, the owner is required to return the special plates to the department. The owner is authorized to apply for issuance of the plates to another motorcycle. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.