BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                       H.B. 505

80R3294 ACP-D                                                                                                By: Berman (Eltife)

                                                                                                 Transportation & Homeland Security

                                                                                                                                            4/21/2007

                                                                                                                                           Engrossed

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Certain statutes in the Transportation Code regarding specialty license plates for vehicles transporting agricultural products, drilling equipment, or construction equipment are referencing  sections that have been repealed or replaced in previous legislative sessions. 

 

H.B. 505 amends certain statutes of the Transportation Code to replace references to the registration of certain vehicles under Section 502.276, Transportation Code, with Section 504.504 (Certain Farm Vehicles and Drilling and Construction Equipment), Transportation Code.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 501.036(a), Transportation Code, to delete existing text referencing the registration of certain vehicles under Section 502.276, Transportation Code, and to replace with text referencing Section 504.504 (Certain Farm Vehicles and Drilling and Construction Equipment), Transportation Code. 

 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 502.167(g), Transportation Code, to delete existing text referencing the registration of certain vehicles under Section 502.278, Transportation Code, and to replace with text referencing Section 502.188 (Certain Soil Conservation Equipment), Transportation Code.  Makes a conforming changes. 

 

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 502.180(h), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

 

SECTION 4.  Amends Section 547.304(a), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.


SECTION 5.  Amends Section 623.144, Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

 

SECTION 6.  Amends Section 623.149(a), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

 

SECTION 7.  Amends Section 623.194, Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

 

SECTION 8.  Amends Section 623.199(a), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

 

SECTION 9.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.