By: Pickett, Homer, Orr (Senate Sponsor - Janek) H.B. No. 261
         (In the Senate - Received from the House March 26, 2007;
  April 3, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Finance; May 17, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 13, Nays 0; May 17, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the computation of the motor vehicle sales and use tax
  on the sale of certain motor vehicles.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 152.0412(h), Tax Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (h)  This section does not apply to a motor vehicle disposed
  of in accordance with Chapter 2303, Occupations Code, or Chapter
  70, Property Code, or sold by a federal, state, or local
  governmental entity at public auction, including an auction
  authorized by Chapter 683, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act do not affect
  tax liability accruing before the effective date of this Act. That
  liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been enacted,
  and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of
  taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of the liability
  for those taxes.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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