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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