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SB1568 • 2025

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-24

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1890

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  13. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. CSHB 3832

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  17. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  18. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1869

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  25. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  32. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  38. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  41. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  43. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  44. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  46. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  47. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1568 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1568

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license

plates.

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

SECTION 1. Section 504.605, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as

follows:

(a-1)

In addition to the license plates required under

Subsection (a), the department shall issue specialty license plates

including the words "Spay. Neuter. Adopt." The department shall

design the license plates.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative

costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of [
the
] license plates

under Subsection (a) or (a-1)
shall be deposited to the credit of

the animal friendly account established by Section 828.014, Health

and Safety Code.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1568 passed the Senate on

April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1568 passed the House on

May 9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 36, three

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor