S.B. No. 2221         AN ACT   relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor personnel   of sheriff's offices.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 504.680 to read as follows:          Sec. 504.680.  SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS LICENSE PLATE.     (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates to honor   the personnel of sheriff's offices.  The license plates must   include:                (1)  the words "Support Your Sheriff's Office"; and                (2)  a depiction of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas   logo.          (b)  After deduction of the department's administrative   costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates   shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the   comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money   deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Commission   on Law Enforcement to make grants to a nonprofit organization that   has a history of promoting the training, retention, and   professionalism of sheriff's deputies, county jail employees,   emergency service center employees, or other positions and offices   administered by a sheriff.          (c)  Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license   plate issued under this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2221 passed the Senate on   April 20, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2221 passed the House on   May 6, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 128, Nays 6, two present   not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor