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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees imposed on registration of a motor vehicle for |
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which registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer; |
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imposing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, |
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502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, [and] 502.357, and 502.360 and |
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Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county |
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assessor-collector under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE FOR WHICH |
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REGISTRATION IS APPLIED FOR BY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER. (a) In |
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addition to the applicable registration fee charged under this |
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chapter, an additional fee of $25 per registration year is imposed |
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on the registration of a motor vehicle for which registration is |
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applied for under Section 501.0234. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an additional fee |
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authorized by a county under Subchapter H, including an additional |
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fee authorized under Section 502.401, 502.402, or 502.403, may not |
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be imposed on a motor vehicle described by Subsection (a). |
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(c) The fee imposed under this section shall be: |
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(1) collected for a motor vehicle when other fees |
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imposed under this chapter are collected; and |
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(2) deposited to the credit of the county road and |
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bridge fund of the county in which the owner of the motor vehicle |
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described by Subsection (a) is domiciled, provided that if the |
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county in which the owner of the motor vehicle described by |
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Subsection (a) is domiciled imposes an additional fee under |
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Subchapter H, an amount equal to the additional fee imposed under |
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that subchapter shall be deposited, remitted, and used, as |
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applicable, in accordance with the provisions of that subchapter |
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authorizing the additional fee. |
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(d) This subsection applies only to a motor vehicle for |
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which registration is applied for under Section 501.0234 in a |
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county other than the county in which the owner is domiciled. Each |
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Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall send each fee imposed |
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under this section to the county in which the owner of the motor |
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vehicle described by this subsection is domiciled. |
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(e) This section does not apply to the renewal of |
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registration of a motor vehicle described by Subsection (a). |
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(f) The department may adopt rules to administer this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |