BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 2616
By: Oakley
04-26-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

Current law, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6675a-1 et
seq., authorizes the issuance of over thirty different license
plates, all with different registration fees.  The various fees
cause administrative problems and are unfair to the different
organizations who pay for the special license plates.

PURPOSE

H.B. 2616 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
to charge $18 in addition to the regular registration fee for
special license plates.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency, or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 88, General Laws, Acts of the 41st
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1929 (Article 6675a-1 et seq.,
Vernon's Civil Statutes) by adding Section 5q to indicate that
notwithstanding any other law, the fee for special license plates
issued under any state law is $18 a year.  This section does not
affect any exemption from registration fees provided by law.

SECTION 2.  Applies only to registration periods beginning on or
after the effective date of the act.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

Pursuant to a public notice posted on March 23, 1995, at 7:36 p.m.,
the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing on
Wednesday, March 29, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. in Room E1.014 of the
Capitol Extension and was called to order at 2:10 p.m. by the
Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander.  The Chair laid out H.B.
2616 and recognized Representative Oakley to explain H.B. 2616. 
There were no witnesses testifying in support of, or in opposition
to H.B. 2616.  The Chair left H.B. 2616 pending before the
Committee.  Pursuant to a public notice posted on April 21, 1995,
at 4:04 p.m., the House Committee on Transportation met in a public
hearing on Wednesday, April 26, 1995, at 2:00 p.m., or upon
adjournment, in Room E1.014 of the Capitol Extension and was called
to order at 6:13 p.m. by the Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander. 
The Chair laid out H.B. 2616 by Oakley, which was pending before
the Committee.  Representative Siebert moved that the Committee
report H.B. 2616, without amendments, to the full House with the
recommendation that it do pass.  The motion prevailed by the
following vote: Ayes (8), Nayes (0), Absent (1), Present not voting
(0).