Monitoring the Session

HB 3815

bill creates two Army Ranger specialty license plates

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Angelia OrrRHouse 13

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One for Rangers and Ranger School grads, one for the 75th Ranger Regiment.

The bill orders the state transportation department to issue two new specialty license plates, one for Army Rangers and Ranger School graduates and one for members of the 75th Ranger Regiment. It touches active and former Rangers and Ranger School graduates who want the plates, and veterans with existing military plates who can add one of these emblems. On the ground, eligible drivers can request the new plates starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3815 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

ITEM

relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

WHAT IT DOES

One for Rangers and Ranger School grads, one for the 75th Ranger Regiment.

The bill orders the state transportation department to issue two new specialty license plates, one for Army Rangers and Ranger School graduates and one for members of the 75th Ranger Regiment. It touches active and former Rangers and Ranger School graduates who want the plates, and veterans with existing military plates who can add one of these emblems. On the ground, eligible drivers can request the new plates starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  15. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  16. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote RV#1985
  23. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  24. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  25. Reported engrossed
  26. Received from the House
  27. Read first time
  28. Referred to Transportation
  29. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  30. Considered in public hearing
  31. Testimony taken in committee
  32. Vote taken in committee
  33. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  34. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  35. Committee report printed and distributed
  36. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  37. Laid before the Senate
  38. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  39. Vote recorded in Journal
  40. Three day rule suspended
  41. Record vote
  42. Read 3rd time
  43. Passed
  44. Record vote
  45. Senate passage reported
  46. Reported enrolled
  47. Signed in the House
  48. Signed in the Senate
  49. Sent to the Governor
  50. Signed by the Governor
  51. Effective on 9/1/25
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“the words "U.S. Army Ranger."”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's work is a commemorative plate design honoring a military unit. It creates no other duty beyond issuing the plates.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 122 yea · 6 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Angelia Orr

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$434KTexas Sands PAC$154KDustin Burrows Campaign$136K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$434,355.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$434,355.69

Cash
$185,000.00
Paid by others
$249,355.69
Total
$434,355.69
advertising $241,605.69polling $7,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007596, 101032794, 101035908, 101040770, 101058009, 101071193.

Texas Sands PAC$154,250.00

Texas Sands PAC

$154,250.00

Cash
$137,000.00
Paid by others
$17,250.00
Total
$154,250.00
polling $17,250.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012337, 101032794, 101035908, 101071193.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$136,250.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$136,250.00

Cash
$119,000.00
Paid by others
$17,250.00
Total
$136,250.00
polling $17,250.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101032794, 101040770.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$434,355.69

Cash
$185,000.00
Paid by others
$249,355.69
Total
$434,355.69
advertising $241,605.69polling $7,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007596, 101032794, 101035908, 101040770, 101058009, 101071193.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$154,250.00

Cash
$137,000.00
Paid by others
$17,250.00
Total
$154,250.00
polling $17,250.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012337, 101032794, 101035908, 101071193.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$136,250.00

Cash
$119,000.00
Paid by others
$17,250.00
Total
$136,250.00
polling $17,250.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101032794, 101040770.

Votes4

Senate May 28, 2025

Final passage

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

HB 3815 (Schwertner) Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 28, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

HB 3815 (Schwertner) Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 28, 2025

Passage to third reading

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to third reading. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

HB 3815 (Schwertner) Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 10, 2025

Yea
122
Nay
6
Present, not voting
2
Absent
7
Excused
13
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1985

HB 3815 (Cunningham, Hopper, Leach, Lowe, Money, and Oliverson - no) (122 - 6 - 2)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 1985): 128 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 122 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 13 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses10
For
9
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Military Publishers1 registration
  • Ranger Base Rudder1 registration
  • Self3 registrations
  • Self; Endeavors1 registration
  • Self; United States Army Ranger Association1 registration
  • Self; VFW Dept of Texas1 registration
  • The American Legion, Dept of Texas1 registration

On

  • Texas Department of Motor Vehicles1 registration
Sources

10 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 5, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Charles SchwertnerRSenate 5

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Transportation · Committee vote 5 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Military & Veterans

Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

LICENSE PLATES

U.S. ARMY (VG5FW)

Text

The text as introduced · 362 words

89R12111 GP-F

By: Orr
H.B. No. 3815

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United

States Army Rangers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, as

amended by Chapters 385 (H.B. 282), 506 (H.B. 2503), 768 (H.B.

4595), and 1050 (S.B. 280), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection

(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on

request:

(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or

(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the

person is entitled under Section 504.307, 504.308, 504.309,

504.310(b), 504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315,

504.316, 504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325,

504.327, 504.328, 504.330, 504.331, 504.332, 504.333, 504.334,

[ or ] 504.335 , 504.336, 504.337, 504.338, 504.339, or 504.340 .

SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Sections 504.339 and 504.340 to read as

follows:

Sec. 504.339. UNITED STATES ARMY RANGER. (a) The

department shall issue specialty license plates for a person who

is:

(1) an active or former member of a United States Army

Ranger unit; or

(2) a graduate of the United States Army Ranger

School.

(b) The license plates must include:

(1) a likeness of the Ranger tab authorized by the

Department of the Army; and

(2) the words "U.S. Army Ranger."

Sec. 504.340. 75TH ARMY RANGER REGIMENT. (a) The

department shall issue specialty license plates for a person who is

an active or former member of the United States Army 75th Ranger

Regiment.

(b) The license plates must include:

(1) a likeness of the 75th Ranger Regiment shoulder

sleeve insignia above a likeness of the 75th Ranger Regiment

designated unit insignia; and

(2) the words "75th Army Ranger Regiment" at the

bottom of the license plates.

SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.