85R11115 JRR-D By: Kacal, et al. H.B. No. 979 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Star of Texas Award. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.416 to read as follows: Sec. 504.416. STAR OF TEXAS AWARD RECIPIENTS. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who are recipients of a Star of Texas Award under Chapter 3106, Government Code. The license plates must include the Star of Texas Award emblem and the words "Star of Texas." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.