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Committee backs bill creating combat-veteran tag and penalty for fraudulent use
Summary
A committee gave a favorable report to a bill that would create a combat-veteran vehicle tag for qualifying service members and make it a misdemeanor to obtain or use such a tag fraudulently.
Speaker 2 introduced a bill that would create a vehicle tag reserved for combat veterans who "served in actual combat and have received a an award, a medal of stating that," and said the measure includes a criminal penalty for anyone who purchases a tag falsely claiming combat service.
Speaker 3 and others asked for the penalty class; after brief clarification and discussion the committee agreed the offense would be a misdemeanor. As Speaker 2 put it: "It's for combat veterans ... And, also, there's a criminal penalty for those that if there was someone that would purchase this tag indicating that they had actually fought in war." Speaker 2 later confirmed, "Misdemeanor."
Chair (Speaker 1) called for a motion; the committee approved a motion "in favor of report," moved by Representative Jackson and seconded by Representative Perez. The chair announced the ayes had it and the bill received a favorable report.
The committee did not record individual roll-call tallies in the transcript; the action was decided by voice vote. No statute or implementing language beyond the penalty class was detailed in the discussion, and members directed no further amendments during this session. The committee moved the bill forward for the next steps in the legislative process.
