88R1199 JTZ-D     By: Cook H.B. No. 659       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to specialty license plates issued for recipients of the   Commendation Medal.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.315(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The department shall issue specialty license plates for   recipients of the Commendation Medal or Commendation Medal with   Valor for each branch of the military and for joint   service.  License plates issued under this subsection must include   the appropriate Commendation Medal emblem and must include the name   of the medal at the bottom of each plate.  License plates issued   under this subsection to recipients of the Commendation Medal with   Valor that are not personalized must also include the letter "V" as   a prefix or suffix to the numerals on each plate.          SECTION 2.  Section 504.321, Transportation Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.