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Senate Bill 2076 |
Senate Author: Rodríguez |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Pickett |
Senate Bill 2076 amends the Tax Code and Transportation Code to revise provisions relating to vehicle titling requirements, the assignment and reassignment of a vehicle identification number by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicle (TxDMV), and the issuance of a title for trailers and semitrailers. The bill sets out the circumstances under which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is required to have an identification number inspection and provides for the identification number inspection process and the authority of TxDMV to establish an alternative identification number inspection process. The bill revises the process by which an odometer disclosure statement is provided to comply with federal law and provisions relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles. Effective January 1, 2019, the bill revises the process for an owner or lienholder of a motor vehicle to obtain a certified copy of a lost or destroyed title. The bill's other provisions are effective September 1, 2017.