BILL ANALYSIS C.S.S.B. 994 By: Luna State Affairs 5-3-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Currently, persons as young as 15 years old are allowed to receive a motorcycle license with a moped restriction. No training prerequisite exists in order to obtain this license. Elimination of the moped class of vehicle would require all individuals to complete a driver's education course in order to operate a motor vehicle. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 994 includes a moped as a class of motorcycle or motor-driven cycle subject to all limitations and requirements. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 1(c), Article 6675a-1, V.T.C.S., to redefine "motorcycle." SECTION 2. Amends Section 3(a), Article 6675a-3, V.T.C.S., to require the registration for a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped to include the engine cubic centimeter piston displacement, among other information. SECTION 3. Amends Section 24, Article 6687-1, V.T.C.S. (Certificate of Title Act), to redefine "certificate of title." SECTION 4. Amends Section 12(e), Article 6687b, V.T.C.S., to require a written examination concerning the rules of the road applicable to the operation of mopeds. Provides that for minors wishing to receive a moped only license, the motorcycle operator training requirements previously outlined for motorcycles and motor-driven cycles apply. Requires an individual to successfully complete a road test on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in order to upgrade a moped only license to a motorcycle license. Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to require manufacturers, distributors, importers, and retailers of motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and mopeds to certify to DPS the cc piston displacement of all such vehicles offered for sale and to be titled and registered in the state. Requires certification to be made by including the cc piston displacement on the manufacturer's certificate or other document to be prescribed by DPS for purposes of showing original transfer of a new motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped from the manufacturer to other purchaser. Requires the word moped to be included on all manufacturer's certificates and certificate of title and registration for vehicles that conform to the definition of moped in Section 2(n), Article 6701d, V.T.C.S. Deletes existing Subdivisions (2)-(3). Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 5. Amends Section 2(c), Article 6701d, V.T.C.S., to redefine "motorcycle." SECTION 6. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 7. Emergency clause.