HB3946 • 2025

Relating to judicial specialty license plates.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Gámez
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to judicial specialty license plates.

What This Bill Does

Relating to judicial specialty license plates.

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SB 2141
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Posting rule suspended
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Transportation
2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to judicial specialty license plates.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3946 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R17607 TYPED

By: Gámez

H.B. No. 3946

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to judicial specialty license plates.

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

SECTION 1. Section 504.403(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for

a current or visiting state or federal judge. The license plates

may
[
must
] include the words "State Judge" or "U.S. Judge," as

appropriate.

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