1-1 By: Lindsay S.B. No. 1829
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 25, 2001; April 26, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 7, 2001,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0;
1-5 May 7, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the registration period for certain motor vehicles.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 502.158, Transportation
1-11 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-12 (c) The department may designate a registration period of
1-13 less than 12 months. The registration fee for a registration
1-14 period of less than 12 months is computed at a rate of one-twelfth
1-15 the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months in
1-16 the registration period. The department may not designate a
1-17 registration period of more than 12 months, but:
1-18 (1) with the consent of the department, an owner may
1-19 pay registration fees for a designated period of more than 12
1-20 months; and
1-21 (2) an owner of a vehicle [passenger car or light
1-22 truck that has not been previously registered in this or another
1-23 state and is of the current or preceding model year] may pay
1-24 registration fees for a designated period of 12, 24, or 36 months.
1-25 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-26 applies only to a registration period beginning on or after that
1-27 date.
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