The digital content on TLO has been updated to align with the accessibility standards required by WCAG 2.1.
Amend HB 3955 (Senate committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 2301.476, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) In order to deal with increasing traffic regulation
duties on municipal and county roads posed by illegally sold heavy
duty trucks, the director, in determining whether a manufacturer is
acting in the capacity of a dealer of new trucks that have a gross
vehicle weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more, may consider all of
the circumstances surrounding the retail sale of a new truck that
has a gross vehicle weight of 16,000 pounds or more, including the
solicitation and negotiations preceding the retail sale and the
delivery, registration, and titling of the truck after the retail
sale. This subsection does not prohibit the sale of a used truck as
otherwise permitted by law.