By: Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 1256          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017;   May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on   Transportation; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the issuance of Blessed are the Peacemakers specialty   license plates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 504.668 to read as follows:          Sec. 504.668.  BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS LICENSE PLATES.   (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that   include the image of the United States flag printed in black and   white with a blue stripe crossing beneath the field of stars and the   words "Blessed are the Peacemakers" at the bottom of each plate.          (b)  After deduction of the department's administrative   costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates   shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the   comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money   deposited to that account may be used only by the State Preservation   Board to maintain the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument under   Section 3105.004, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *