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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 vehicle for which |
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registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer. |
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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, 502.1981, 502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H, |
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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 E, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.1981 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.1981. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) This |
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subsection applies only to a vehicle for which registration is |
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applied for under Section 501.0234 in the county in which the owner |
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is domiciled. Each Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall: |
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(1) credit to the county road and bridge fund $25 of |
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each fee collected during the preceding week for registration of a |
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vehicle described by this subsection; and |
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(2) send the remainder of the amount collected to the |
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department for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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(b) This subsection applies only to a vehicle for which |
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registration is applied for under Section 501.0234 in a county |
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other than the county in which the owner is domiciled. Each |
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Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall: |
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(1) send $25 of each fee collected during the |
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preceding week for registration of a vehicle described by this |
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subsection to the county in which the owner of the vehicle is |
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domiciled; and |
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(2) dispose of the remainder of the amount collected |
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in the manner provided by Section 502.198. |
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(c) A county assessor-collector shall credit to the county |
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road and bridge fund the amount received by the county under |
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Subsection (b)(1). |
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(d) This section does not apply to a fee collected for the |
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renewal of registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) or |
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(b). |
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SECTION 3. Section 502.1983(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county assessor-collector may: |
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(1) deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 or |
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502.1981(a) in an interest-bearing account or certificate in the |
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county depository; and |
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(2) send the fees to the department not later than the |
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34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198 or |
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502.1981(a), as applicable. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.4035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.4035. IMPOSITION OF OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE ON CERTAIN |
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VEHICLES PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of |
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this subchapter, an additional fee authorized by a county under |
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this subchapter, including an additional fee authorized under |
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Section 502.401, 502.402, or 502.403, may not be imposed on a |
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vehicle for which registration is applied for under Section |
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501.0234. |
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(b) This section does not apply to the renewal of |
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registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |