Bill Text: TX HB4082 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to license plates for certain vehicles used to provide passenger transportation services for compensation; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-23 - Referred to Transportation [HB4082 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB4082-Introduced.html
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| By: Alonzo | H.B. No. 4082 | |
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| relating to license plates for certain vehicles used to provide | ||
| passenger transportation services for compensation; creating a | ||
| criminal offense. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 504.517 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.517. REQUIRED LICENSE PLATES FOR RIDE-FOR-HIRE | ||
| MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) In this section, "ride-for-hire motor vehicle" | ||
| means a motor vehicle that: | ||
| (1) is designed to carry not more than eight | ||
| passengers; and | ||
| (2) is licensed or registered with a municipality to | ||
| provide passenger transportation services for compensation. | ||
| (b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for | ||
| ride-for-hire motor vehicles. License plates issued under this | ||
| section must include the words "taxi," "livery," "ride-for-hire | ||
| vehicle," or other municipal designation, as appropriate. | ||
| (c) A ride-for-hire motor vehicle providing passenger | ||
| transportation services shall display license plates issued under | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 504.949 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.949. RIDE-FOR-HIRE VEHICLES. A person commits an | ||
| offense if the person operates a vehicle in violation of Section | ||
| 504.517(c). An offense under this section is a misdemeanor | ||
| punishable by a fine of not more than $200. | ||
| SECTION 3. (a) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall | ||
| make available the license plates described by Section 504.517, | ||
| Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, | ||
| 2016. | ||
| (b) Section 504.517, Transportation Code, as added by this | ||
| Act, applies only to the operation of a vehicle used to provide | ||
| passenger transportation services on or after March 1, 2016. | ||
| SECTION 4. 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, 2015. | ||
