Amend HB 1368 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION of the bill and renumbering SECTIONS appropriately:
SECTION _____. Section 502.158(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The department may designate a registration period of
less than 12 months. The registration fee for a registration
period of less than 12 months is computed at a rate of one-twelfth
the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months in
the registration period. The department may not designate a
registration period of more than 12 months, but:
(1) with the consent of the department, an owner may
pay registration fees for a designated period of more than 12
months; and
(2) an owner of a vehicle <passenger car or light
truck that has not been previously registered in this or another
state and is of the current or preceding model year> may pay
registration fees for a designated period of 12, 24, or 36
months.