By: Cook, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Parker) H.B. No. 659          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 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 specialty license plates issued for recipients of the   Commendation Medal.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.315(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The department shall issue specialty license plates for   recipients of the Commendation Medal or Commendation Medal with   Valor for each branch of the military and for joint   service.  License plates issued under this subsection must include   the appropriate Commendation Medal emblem and must include the name   of the medal at the bottom of each plate.  License plates issued   under this subsection to recipients of the Commendation Medal with   Valor that are not personalized must also include the letter "V" as   a prefix or suffix to the numerals on each plate.          SECTION 2.  Section 504.321, Transportation Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *