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House Bill 441 |
House Author: Guillen |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
Under previous law, the yearly registration fee for a semitrailer used as described by law was based on whether a permit for excess axle or gross weight had been issued for the power unit propelling the semitrailer, with a lower fee of $15 set if the permit had not been issued. House Bill 441 amends the Transportation Code to set the yearly registration fee for any semitrailer used in the prescribed manner at $15. The bill increases from $75 to $90 the base permit fee that must be paid to qualify for a permit for excess axle or gross weight and increases from $25 to $40 the portion of that fee that the comptroller is required to deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.