By: Oliverson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) H.B. No. 377          (In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 2017;   April 6, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran   Affairs & Border Security; May 18, 2017, reported favorably by the   following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 18, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to surviving   spouses of certain military veterans.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.302, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as   follows:          (a-1)  The surviving spouse of a person who would be eligible   for a specialty license plate under Section 504.308, 504.310,   504.315, 504.316, or 504.319 is entitled to register one vehicle   under the applicable section as long as the spouse remains   unmarried.          (b)  An applicant [for registration] under this section must   submit proof of the eligibility of the applicant's deceased spouse   for the applicable specialty license plate.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *