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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an |
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electric vehicle. |
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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 ELECTRIC VEHICLES. (a) In |
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this section, "electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has a |
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gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less and uses electricity as its |
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only source of motor power. The term does not include: |
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(1) an autocycle, as defined by Section 501.008; |
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(2) a moped, as defined by Section 541.201; |
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(3) a motorcycle, as defined by Sections 521.001 and |
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541.201; or |
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(4) a neighborhood electric vehicle, as defined by |
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Section 551.301. |
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(b) In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter, |
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at the time of application for registration or renewal of |
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registration of an electric vehicle, the applicant shall pay an |
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additional fee of: |
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(1) $400, for the registration of a new vehicle to |
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which Section 548.102 applies; or |
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(2) $200, for the registration or renewal of |
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registration of a vehicle to which Section 548.101 applies. |
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(c) Fees collected under this section must be deposited to |
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the credit of the state highway fund. |
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(d) 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, 2023. |