By:  Lindsay                                          S.B. No. 1829
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                                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 pay
1-13     registration fees for a designated period of more than 12 months;
1-14     and
1-15           (2)  an owner of a vehicle [passenger car or light truck that
1-16     has not been previously registered in this or another state and is
1-17     of the current or preceding model year] may pay registration fees
1-18     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.