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HB3531 • 2025

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Morgan | Raymond | Spiller | Pierson
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 2007

  2. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  4. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/9/25 8:00 AM

  5. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  6. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/7/25 8:00 AM

  7. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  8. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  9. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  10. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  13. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  14. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  15. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  16. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  17. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  18. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  19. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  20. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

  21. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3531 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R4313 JRR-D

By: Morgan

H.B. No. 3531

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for

registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 502.013 to read as follows:

Sec.

502.013.

VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY

REGISTRATION APPLICANT. (a) When a person registers or renews the

registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department

shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the

person is a member of the United States armed forces.

(b)

If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the

person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department

shall include the person's status as a member of the United States

armed forces:

(1)

in the department's vehicle registration records

for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and

(2)

with any record information released by the

department relating to the department's vehicle registration

records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a

report issued by the department for the vehicle.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.