Single License Plate Bill Introduced in Texas Legislature

[EW]

http://www.semasan.com/page.asp?content=aa_2013TX1&g=SEMAGA

Legislation (H.B. 557) to require the issuance of a single motor vehicle license plate for attachment at the rear of the vehicle was introduced in the Texas House Of Representatives. The bill, favored by state hobbyists, would apply to passenger cars and light trucks.
We Urge You to Contact Members of the House Transportation Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately to Request Support for H.B. 557

H.B. 557 would apply to all passenger cars used to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers and light trucks, including pickup trucks, panel delivery trucks, or carryall trucks that have a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.

H.B. 557 would protect the aesthetic contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on fabricated bumpers, etc.

H.B. 557 would save money, conserve resources and bring Texas in line with other states that have moved to a single plate requirement.

DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Texas House Transportation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for H.B. 557.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.
Texas House Transportation Committee
To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:

larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us; armando.martinez@house.state.tx.us; cindy.burkett@house.state.tx.us; yvonne.davis@house.state.tx.us; allen.fletcher@house.state.tx.us; bobby.guerra@house.state.tx.us; linda.harperbrown@house.state.tx.us; george.lavender@house.state.tx.us; Ruth.mcclendon@house.state.tx.us; joe.pickett@house.state.tx.us; debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us


Representative Larry Phillips (Chair)
Phone: (512) 463-0297
Email: larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us

Representative Armando Martinez (Vice Chair)
Phone: (512) 463-0530
Email: armando.martinez@house.state.tx.us

Representative Cindy Burkett
Phone: (512) 463-0464
Email: cindy.burkett@house.state.tx.us

Representative Yvonne Davis
Phone: (512) 463-0598
Email: yvonne.davis@house.state.tx.us

Representative Allen Fletcher
Phone: (512) 463-0661
Email: allen.fletcher@house.state.tx.us

Representative Bobby Guerra
Phone: (512) 463-0578
Email: bobby.guerra@house.state.tx.us

Representative Linda Harper-Brown
Phone: (512) 463-0641
Email: linda.harperbrown@house.state.tx.us

Representative George Lavender
Phone: (512) 463-0692
Email: george.lavender@house.state.tx.us

Representative Ruth Jones McClendon
Phone: (512) 463-0708
Email: Ruth.mcclendon@house.state.tx.us

Representative Joseph Pickett
Phone: (512) 463-0596
Email: joe.pickett@house.state.tx.us

Representative Debbie Riddle
Phone: (512) 463-0572
Email: debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us

[roliath]

its a start, but its bout fucking time.

[ceyko]

isn't this done every year?

[talisman]

If this passes I'm going to be pretty hacked off that my brand new car has holes in the bumper.

[Skidmark]

If this passes I'm going to be pretty hacked off that my brand new car has holes in the bumper.

Use a couple of these and get some touch up paint. Paint them and push em in. It'll be at least less noticeable.

[Broncojohnny]

Too bad Paladin isn't here to claim this would cut down on the number of crimes he can solve.

[YALE]

isn't this done every year?

No. The Texas Legislature is only in session every other year.

[Stephen]

Too bad Paladin isn't here to claim this would cut down on the number of crimes he can solve.

Is he still the only one posting in Canada?

[mustangguy289]

Use a couple of these and get some touch up paint. Paint them and push em in. It'll be at least less noticeable.

My touch up paint just got here and I plan to do this very soon to my car.

[GrayStangGT]

I haven't ran a front plate on a sports car in the last 7 years FTP, I do hope it passes so I'll be legal for once. I really don't care on my truck, but if it passes I would probably take the front one off.

[BlackGT]

If this passes I'm going to be pretty hacked off that my brand new car has holes in the bumper.

Glad I told my dealer not to install the front plate mount...

[bcoop]

Too bad Paladin isn't here to claim this would cut down on the number of crimes he can solve.

I'm fairly certain that was Matt pounding on his chest, not Barney Fife.

[racrguy]

I'm fairly certain that was Matt pounding on his chest, not Barney Fife.

Licenses fall off in front impact situations and it gives PC to pull people over! WARK WARK!

[bcoop]

Licenses fall off in front impact situations and it gives PC to pull people over! WARK WARK!

That wasn't his argument, though. The whole basis of his argument was "What if someone was backed in to your driveway, robbing your house, and the neighbor saw it, but had no front plate to identify to police?"


You know, a very, very hypothetical specific situation.

[VaderTT]

That wasn't his argument, though. The whole basis of his argument was "What if someone was backed in to your driveway, robbing your house, and the neighbor saw it, but had no front plate to identify to police?"


You know, a very, very hypothetical specific situation.

We should have side plates also and maybe one on the roof.