By Noriega H.B. No. 2418
77R8073 DWS-D
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 require payment of
1-11 registration fees for a [designate a registration] period of more
1-12 than 12 months, but:
1-13 (1) with the consent of the department, an owner of a
1-14 vehicle other than a passenger car or light truck may pay
1-15 registration fees for a designated period of more than 12 months;
1-16 and
1-17 (2) an owner of a passenger car or light truck [that
1-18 has not been previously registered in this or another state and is
1-19 of the current or preceding model year] may pay registration fees
1-20 for a designated period of 12, 24, or 36 months.
1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-22 applies only to a registration period beginning on or after that
1-23 date.