By: Hughes (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) H.B. No. 1646
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 25, 2005;
April 26, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation and Homeland Security; May 6, 2005, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 6, 2005, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1646 By: Brimer
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of all-terrain vehicle in the
certificate of title and the motor vehicle registration laws.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.002(14), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(14) "Motor vehicle" means:
(A) any motor driven or propelled vehicle
required to be registered under the laws of this state;
(B) a trailer or semitrailer, other than
manufactured housing, that has a gross vehicle weight that exceeds
4,000 pounds;
(C) a house trailer;
(D) an [a four-wheel] all-terrain vehicle, as
defined by Section 502.001, designed by the manufacturer for
off-highway use that is not required to be registered under the laws
of this state; or
(E) a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped
that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state,
other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped designed for
and used exclusively on a golf course.
SECTION 2. Section 502.001(1), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
is not a golf cart and is:
(A) equipped with a saddle or bench for the use of
the rider;
(B) designed to propel itself with three or more
[four] tires in contact with the ground;
(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
use by the operator only; and
(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
for farming or lawn care.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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