A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make a change to the combat infantry badge Special plate to include all combat action badges and ribbons.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(29) reads as rewritten:
"(29)	Combat Action Badge or Ribbon Recipient. – Issuable to a recipient of the Combat Action Badge or Ribbon. The plate shall bear a word or phrase identifying the combat badge or ribbon being issued and a representation of the combat action badge or ribbon awarded. The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 combined applications for all versions of the plate. This plate shall include, but is not limited to, the following combat action badges and ribbons:
a.	Air Force Combat Action Medal Recipient.
b.	Combat Action Badge Recipient.
c.	Combat Action Ribbon Recipient.
d.	Combat Infantry Badge Recipient.
e.	Combat Medical Badge Recipient."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.