Bill Text: TX HB2577 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-10 - Received from the House [HB2577 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2577-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-10 - Received from the House [HB2577 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2577-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Kuempel | H.B. No. 2577 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2577: | |||
By: Kacal | C.S.H.B. No. 2577 |
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relating to the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease | ||
incentive program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 386.154, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric | ||
drive is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle: | ||
(1) has four wheels or is a motorcycle as defined by | ||
Section 541.201, Transportation Code; | ||
(2) was manufactured for use primarily on public | ||
streets, roads, and highways; | ||
(3) has not been modified from the original | ||
manufacturer's specifications; | ||
(4) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles | ||
per hour; | ||
(5) is propelled to a significant extent by an | ||
electric motor that draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or | ||
from a battery that: | ||
(A) has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt | ||
hours; and | ||
(B) is capable of being recharged from an | ||
external source of electricity; [ |
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(6) was acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a | ||
later date as established by the commission, by the person applying | ||
for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by that | ||
person and not for resale; and | ||
(7) is not a motor-assisted scooter or pocket bike or | ||
minimotorbike as those terms are defined by Section 551.351, | ||
Transportation Code. | ||
(f) A person that receives the incentive described by | ||
Subsection (d) shall remit $750 to the comptroller to deposit to the | ||
credit of the state highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of | ||
the state highway fund under this subsection must be used in a | ||
manner consistent with the purposes specified by Section 7-a, | ||
Article VIII, Texas Constitution. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |