Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 19, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (135-0-5)
house
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
P
KH
Kelly Hancock
RRepublican
P
SM
Sergio Muñoz
DDemocratic
P
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
Nate Schatzline
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
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