Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1368 amends Transportation Code provisions relating to motor vehicle registration to allow a vehicle owner to pay registration fees for a designated period of 12, 24, or 36 months. That option previously applied only to newer passenger cars or light trucks that previously had not been registered in Texas or elsewhere. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to develop a registration system that allows the registration, in the county of the owner's residence or principal place of business, of an entire fleet, or the registration in one county of fleet vehicles that are operated most regularly in that county. It requires that the statement accompanying an application for the registration of a vehicle used by a nonprofit disaster relief organization, indicating that the vehicle has not been used for any purpose other than emergencies, be signed by an officer of the organization rather than by the county sheriff as provided in previous law.