By: Hinojosa, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Alvarado) H.B. No. 1778          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2023;   May 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on   Transportation; May 17, 2023, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2023, 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 certain   professional sports teams.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.614(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The department may issue specialty license plates that   include the name and insignia of a professional sports team located   in this state. The department shall design the license plates in   consultation with the professional sports team and may enter a   trademark license with the professional sports team or its league   to implement this section. A license plate may be issued under this   section only for a professional sports team that:                (1)  certifies to the department that the requirements   of Section 504.702 are met; and                (2)  plays its home games in a facility:                      (A)  constructed or operated, in whole or in part,   with public funds; or                      (B)  owned, in whole or in part, by a public   entity.          SECTION 2.  Section 504.614(c)(2), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (2)  "Professional sports team" means a sports team   that is a member or an affiliate of a member of the National   Football League, National Basketball Association, [or] National   Hockey League, Major League Soccer, or a major league baseball   team.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *