Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.
HB 3815 creates two new specialty license plates for Texas drivers: one for all U.S. Army Rangers (active or former unit members or Ranger School graduates) and another specifically for members of the 75th Ranger Regiment. The plates must feature designated insignia - such as the Ranger tab or 75th Regiment insignia - along with the words "U.S. Army Ranger" or "75th Army Ranger Regiment." This bill amends Texas Transportation Code to add these plate options, effective September 1, 2025. It directly affects eligible Army Rangers and their families who wish to display these plates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures and dates indicating the bill was passed by both legislative chambers and approved by the Governor.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The bill continues to authorize specialty license plates for United States Army Rangers and members of the 75th Army Ranger Regiment.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft formatting artifacts, page numbers, and placeholder text from the Engrossed version.
Added certification signatures and dates for House and Senate passage, along with Governor approval, marking the bill as officially enacted.
Standardized spacing and line breaks throughout the document for the final enrolled version.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
P
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
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