LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 22, 2005

TO:	Honorable Todd Staples, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB125 by Lindsay (Relating to the display of a license plate on a motor vehicle.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code as it relates to the display of a license plate on a motor vehicle.  Section 1 of the bill would amend the criteria for an offense if a person attaches to or displays on a motor vehicle a number plate or registration insignia.  Section 2 of the bill would expand the items subject to inspection as a prerequisite for issuance of a vehicle inspection certificate to include license plates.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, VDS, SJ