By: Virdell H.B. No. 1386       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to license plates issued for and displayed on passenger   cars and light trucks.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as   follows:          (a)  On payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for motor   vehicle registration shall be issued a license plate or set of   plates, provided that the department must issue a set of two plates   to an applicant for registration of a passenger car or light truck.          (d)  A rule adopted under Subsection (c) must authorize a   passenger car or light truck to display only a rear license plate.          SECTION 2.  Section 504.943(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A [Except as provided by Subsection (b), a] person   commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway,   during a registration period, a [motor] vehicle that does not   display all [two] license plates required by this chapter or a rule   adopted under this chapter to be displayed on the vehicle that:                (1)  have been assigned by the department for the   period; and                (2)  comply with department rules regarding the   placement of license plates.          SECTION 3.  Section 504.943(b), Transportation Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.