By Noriega H.B. No. 2418
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2418:
By Noriega C.S.H.B. No. 2418
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the registration period for certain motor vehicles.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 502.158(c), Transportation Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (c) The department may designate a registration period of
1-7 less than 12 months. The registration fee for a registration
1-8 period of less than 12 months is computed at a rate of one-twelfth
1-9 the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months in
1-10 the registration period. The department may not designate a
1-11 registration period of more than 12 months, but:
1-12 (1) with the consent of the department, an owner may
1-13 pay registration fees for a designated period of more than 12
1-14 months; and
1-15 (2) an owner of a vehicle [passenger car or light
1-16 truck that has not been previously registered in this or another
1-17 state and is of the current or preceding model year] may pay
1-18 registration fees for a designated period of 12, 24, or 36 months.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-20 applies only to a registration period beginning on or after that
1-21 date.