By: Harris of Anderson, Gamez H.B. No. 628         (Senate Sponsor - Nichols)          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;   May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on   Transportation; May 11, 2023, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote         COMMITTEE VOTE              YeaNayAbsentPNV          NicholsX          WestX          AlvaradoX          EckhardtX          HancockX          KingX          MilesX          ParkerX          PerryX     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen   law enforcement officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 504.680 to read as follows:          Sec. 504.680.  FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LICENSE   PLATES. (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to   honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The   license plates must include:                (1)  the words "A Hero Remembered Never Dies";                 (2)  the words "Honoring Law Enforcement"; and                (3)  a depiction of a badge covered by a black mourning   band.          (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 Employees   Retirement System of Texas to provide financial assistance to   surviving family members of peace officers killed in the line of   duty under Chapter 615, Government Code.           (c)  Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license   plate issued under this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *