H.B. No. 628         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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 628 was passed by the House on April   28, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 628 was passed by the Senate on May   18, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor