HBA-MPA H.B. 2266 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2266 By: Hamric Transportation 3/21/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the licensed dealer of a motor vehicle is responsible to "apply, in the name of the purchaser of the vehicle, for the registration of the vehicle and a certificate of title for the vehicle" (Section 501.0234(a)(1), Transportation Code). Another statute authorizes both the tax assessorcollector and the Texas Department of Transportation to refuse to register a vehicle upon receiving "information that the owner of the vehicle owes the county money for a fine, fee, or tax that is past due" (Section 502.185(a), Transportation Code). In this situation, the party responsible (the dealer) for the registration is also responsible for duties over which that party has no control. H.B. 2266 exempts a licensed motor vehicle dealer from the provisions of Section 502.185 (Refusal to Register Vehicle in Certain Counties). RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 502.185, Transportation Code, to exempt from the provisions of this section the registration of a motor vehicle under Section 501.0234 (Duty of Vehicle Dealer on Sale of Certain Vehicles). SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.