H.B. No. 627         AN ACT   relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the   surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.416, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 504.416.  STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. (a) The   department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are   recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government   Code.  The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award   emblem and the words "Star of Texas."          (b)  The surviving spouse of a person who was the posthumous   recipient of an award described by Subsection (a) is entitled to   specialty license plates issued under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 504.5115, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  The surviving spouse of a person who was the posthumous   recipient of an award described by Subsection (a) is entitled to   specialty license plates issued under this section.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 627 was passed by the House on April   28, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 627 was passed by the Senate on May   18, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor