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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the |
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fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped is an |
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amount set by the department as prescribed by Subsection (a-1) |
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[$12.50]. The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75. |
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(a-1) On or before September 1 of each year, the department |
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by rule shall set the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other |
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than a moped under this section. The fee must be calculated so that |
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an inspection station may retain for each inspection an amount |
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equal to one hour's pay at the minimum hourly wage prescribed by the |
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General Appropriations Act for salary group A6 of the position |
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classification salary schedule. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt |
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rules establishing the fee for the inspection of a motor vehicle |
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other than a moped under Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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(b) Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an inspection of a motor vehicle performed |
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on or after the effective date of the rules described by Subsection |
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(a) of this section. An inspection performed before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |