Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.
SB 927 creates specialty Texas license plates for recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. The bill requires the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue plates featuring the medal's emblem and the phrase "Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal" at the bottom. These plates will be available to veterans who earned the medal, providing a visible way to recognize their service. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Signed May 30, 2025
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May 30, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with no substantive policy changes. The core content regarding Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates remains identical, including the effective date of September 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout were updated to convert the bill from an engrossed draft to the final enrolled version, including addition of certification signatures and vote counts from both legislative chambers.
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
13
Committee
9
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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