By:  Hamric                                                       H.B. No. 2955



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in certain counties.             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading of Section 502.185, Transportation 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 502.185.  REFUSAL TO REGISTER VEHICLE BY [IN CERTAIN] 
COUNTIES OR DEPARTMENT.
	SECTION 2.  Section 502.185(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A county assessor-collector or the department may 
refuse to register a motor vehicle if:
		(1)  the owner of the vehicle is a resident of a county 
with a population of more than 3 million; and
		(2)  the assessor-collector or the department receives 
information that the owner of the vehicle owes a [the] county in 
this state money for a fine, fee, or tax that is past due.
	SECTION 3.  This Act applies only to the registration of a 
motor vehicle that is applied for on or after the effective  date of 
this Act.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.