88R24535 BEE-D By: Hayes H.B. No. 2323 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2323: By: Canales C.S.H.B. No. 2323 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the issuance of general-issue license plates commemorating the 100th anniversary of the writing of the state song. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.005, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), license plates issued by the department during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2024, other than specialty license plates, must be designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the writing of the state song, "Texas, Our Texas," and must include the words "Texas, Our Texas" and the dates "1924-2024." The department shall deplete the current inventory of general-issue license plates before issuing license plates described by this subsection. This subsection expires January 1, 2030. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.