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SB2141 • 2025

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-29

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  10. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  11. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2916

  12. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 3946

  14. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  15. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  16. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2756

  17. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  19. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  25. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  27. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  31. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  36. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  38. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  39. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  44. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  46. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  47. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
89(R) SB 2141 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2141

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and

federal judges.

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

SECTION 1. Section 504.403, Transportation Code, as amended

by Chapter 1296 (H.B. 2357), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular

Session, 2011, and repealed by Chapter 1290 (H.B. 2017), Acts of the

82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is reenacted and amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 504.403. STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES. (a) The department

shall issue specialty license plates for a current or visiting

state or federal judge.
Except as provided by Subsection (b), the

[
The
] license plates must include the words "State Judge" or "U.S.

Judge," as appropriate.

(b)

A person entitled to license plates under this section

may elect to receive license plates that do not include the words

"State Judge" or "U.S. Judge."

(c)
[
(d)
] In this section
, "state
[
:

[
(2) "State
] judge" means:

(1)
[
(A)
] a justice of the supreme court;

(2)
[
(B)
] a judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3)
[
(C)
] a judge of a court of appeals of this state;

(4)
[
(D)
] a district court judge;

(5)
[
(E)
] a presiding judge of an administrative

judicial district; or

(6)
[
(F)
] a statutory county court judge.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2141 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2141 passed the House on

May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 93, Nays 28, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor