SRC-JBJ S.B. 1278 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1278
77R801 JMG-DBy: Armbrister
Criminal Justice
4/12/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there are provisions that govern the production and placement of
the registration insignia and inspection certificate stickers.  As
proposed, S.B. 1278 amends these provisions to allow a person to place such
stickers on either the vehicle windshield or rear window.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority previously granted to the Department of Public Safety
is modified in SECTION 2 (Section 548.255, Transportation Code) of this
bill. 

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Department of Public
Safety in SECTION 2 (Section 548.255, Transportation Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 502.180(d), Transportation Code, to require the
registration insignia for validation of a license plate to be attached to
the inside of the vehicle's windshield or rear window within six inches of
the place where the motor vehicle inspection sticker is placed.  Deletes
existing text regarding whether a vehicle has a windshield and text
regarding the requirement that vehicle inspections stickers be placed in a
certain location.  Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 548.255(a), Transportation Code, to require the
inspection certificate to be attached to the windshield or rear window of a
vehicle, at the option of the vehicle's owner, in the manner required by
Department of Public Safety (department) rule.  Deletes existing text
regarding production of an inspection certificate.  Requires an inspection
certificate to be produced for a vehicle in the manner required by
department rule. 

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 548.053(c), Transportation Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 4.  Amends Section 548.602(b), Transportation Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 5.  Amends Section 623.011(d), Transportation Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 6.  Amends Section 683.051, Transportation Code,  to make
conforming and nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 7.  Effective date: January 1, 2002.

SECTION 8.  Requires the department, before September 1, 2001, to adopt
rules providing for the manner of attachment of an inspection certificate
to the windshield or rear window of a vehicle.