Bill Text: TX SB2075 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to vehicle registration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB2075 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2075-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to vehicle registration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB2075 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2075-Introduced.html
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By: Rodríguez | S.B. No. 2075 |
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relating to vehicle registration. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 91.905, Natural Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 91.905. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Section 212.153(e), | ||
Local Government Code, and Sections 203.092 and [ |
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operators and saltwater pipeline facilities in the same manner as | ||
they apply to utilities and utility facilities. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 502.001(2), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(2) "Apportioned license plate" means a license plate | ||
issued in lieu of a truck, motor bus, [ |
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license plate to a motor carrier in this state who proportionally | ||
registers a vehicle owned or leased by the carrier in one or more | ||
other states. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 502.0023, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsection | ||
(c-1) to read as follows: | ||
(c) In addition to the registration fees prescribed by this | ||
chapter, an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section | ||
shall pay: | ||
(1) a one-time [ |
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in the fleet; and | ||
(2) except as provided by Subsection (e), a one-time | ||
license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 for each fleet motor | ||
vehicle, semitrailer, or trailer license plate. | ||
(c-1) A fee collected under Subsection (c) shall be | ||
deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles | ||
fund. | ||
(e) In addition to all other applicable registration fees, | ||
an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section shall | ||
pay a one-time license plate manufacturing fee of $8 for each set of | ||
plates issued that includes on the legend the name or logo of the | ||
business entity that owns the vehicle instead of the fee imposed by | ||
Subsection (c)(2). A license plate manufacturing fee collected | ||
under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas | ||
Department of Motor Vehicles fund. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 502.040(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The application must be accompanied by personal | ||
identification as determined by department rule and made in a | ||
manner prescribed by the department: | ||
(1) through the county assessor-collector of the | ||
county in which the owner resides; or | ||
(2) if the office of that assessor-collector is | ||
closed, or may be closed for a protracted period of time, as defined | ||
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SECTION 5. Section 502.057, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 502.057. REGISTRATION RECEIPT. (a) The department | ||
shall issue or require to be issued to the owner of a vehicle | ||
registered under this chapter a registration receipt showing the | ||
information required by rule. | ||
(b) A receipt for the renewed registration of a vehicle | ||
generated by an online registration system approved by the | ||
department is proof of the vehicle's registration until the 31st | ||
day after the date of renewal on the receipt. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 502.060(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) No fee is required under this section if: | ||
(1) the replacement fee for a license plate has been | ||
paid under Section 504.007; or | ||
(2) the county assessor-collector determines that the | ||
owner paid for a prior replacement registration insignia for the | ||
same registration period that was mailed to the owner but not | ||
received by the owner. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 502.091(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The department may adopt and enforce rules to carry out | ||
the International Registration Plan or other agreement under this | ||
section. The rules may require an applicant to register under the | ||
unified carrier registration system as defined by Section 643.001 | ||
before the applicant applies for registration under the | ||
International Registration Plan. | ||
SECTION 8. Sections 502.146(a) and (h), Transportation | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The department shall issue distinguishing [ |
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license plates to a vehicle described by Subsection (b) or (c). The | ||
fee for the license plates is $5 and shall be deposited to the | ||
credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. | ||
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issued or renewed under Subsection (a) to an owner of a vehicle | ||
described by Subsection (b)(1) unless the vehicle's owner provides | ||
a registration number issued by the comptroller under Section | ||
151.1551, Tax Code, or the vehicle is owned by a farmers' | ||
cooperative society incorporated under Chapter 51, Agriculture | ||
Code, or a marketing association organized under Chapter 52, | ||
Agriculture Code. The comptroller shall allow access to the online | ||
system established under Section 151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a | ||
registration number provided under this subsection. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 502.198, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 502.198. DISPOSITION OF FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except | ||
as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, 502.1911, 502.192, | ||
502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H, this section applies to all | ||
fees collected by a county assessor-collector under this chapter. | ||
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shall credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to | ||
the net collections made during the preceding week until the amount | ||
so credited for the calendar year equals the total of: | ||
(1) $60,000; and | ||
(2) $350 for each mile of county road maintained by the | ||
county, according to the most recent information available from the | ||
department, not to exceed 500 miles[ |
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(c) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund | ||
equal the total computed under Subsection (b), each Tuesday | ||
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(1) credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount | ||
equal to 50 percent of the net collections made during the preceding | ||
week, until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals | ||
$125,000; and | ||
(2) send to the department an amount equal to 50 | ||
percent of those collections for deposit to the credit of the state | ||
highway fund. | ||
(d) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund | ||
equal the total amounts computed under Subsections (b) and (c)(1), | ||
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the department all collections made during the preceding week for | ||
deposit to the credit of the state highway fund. | ||
SECTION 10. Section 502.1983(a), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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assessor-collector may: | ||
(1) deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 in an | ||
interest-bearing account or certificate in the county depository; | ||
and | ||
(2) send the fees to the department not later than the | ||
34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198 | ||
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SECTION 11. Section 502.433(a-1), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A commercial motor vehicle registration may not be | ||
issued or renewed [ |
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vehicle's owner provides a registration number issued by the | ||
comptroller under Section 151.1551, Tax Code. The comptroller | ||
shall allow access to the online system established under Section | ||
151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a registration number provided | ||
under this subsection. | ||
SECTION 12. Section 504.007, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | ||
(g) No fee is required under this section if the county | ||
assessor-collector determines that the owner paid for prior | ||
replacement license plates for the same vehicle that were mailed to | ||
the owner but not received by the owner. | ||
SECTION 13. Section 504.202(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A veteran of the United States armed forces is entitled | ||
to register, for the person's own use, motor vehicles under this | ||
section if: | ||
(1) the person has suffered, as a result of military | ||
service: | ||
(A) at least a 50 percent service-connected | ||
disability; or | ||
(B) a 40 percent service-connected disability | ||
because of the amputation of a lower extremity; | ||
(2) the person receives compensation from the United | ||
States because of the disability; and | ||
(3) the motor vehicle: | ||
(A) is owned by the person; and | ||
(B) has a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds | ||
or less or is a motor home. | ||
SECTION 14. Section 520.006(a-1), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A county assessor-collector collecting fees on behalf | ||
of a county assessor-collector whose office [ |
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protracted period of time as defined by the department for purposes | ||
of Section 501.023 or 502.040 may retain the commission for fees | ||
collected, but shall allocate the fees to the county [ |
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period of time. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 623.144, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 623.144. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE. (a) A person may | ||
not operate a vehicle permitted under this subchapter on a public | ||
highway unless the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502 for the | ||
maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under Section | ||
621.101 or has distinguishing [ |
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provided by Section 502.146 if applicable to the vehicle. | ||
(b) The department may not issue distinguishing [ |
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license plates to a vehicle described by Section 502.146(b)(3) | ||
unless the applicant complies with the requirements of that | ||
subsection. | ||
SECTION 16. Sections 502.1585 and 502.1981, Transportation | ||
Code, are repealed. | ||
SECTION 17. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |