By: Harris of Anderson (Senate Sponsor - Nichols) H.B. No. 627          (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     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.     * * * * *