87R7834 DRS-D     By: Buckley H.B. No. 2496       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain   volunteer firefighters and fire protection personnel.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.513, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as   follows:          (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates   for:                (1)  current or retired volunteer firefighters   certified by:                      (A)  the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; or                      (B)  the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals'   Association of Texas; and                (2)  current or retired fire protection personnel as   that term is defined by Section 419.021, Government Code.          (c)  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 Fire Protection to make grants to an organization of   professional firefighters located in this state that provides   emergency relief and scholarship funds to professional   firefighters and their dependents.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.