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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to application of certain law relating to the regulation |
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of certain motor vehicle manufacturers, converters, distributors, |
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and dealers and enforcement of motor vehicle warranties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2301.002(23) and (32), Occupations |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(23) "Motor vehicle" means: |
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(A) a fully self-propelled vehicle having two or |
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more wheels that has as its primary purpose the transport of a |
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person or persons, or property, on a public highway; |
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(B) a fully self-propelled vehicle having two or |
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more wheels that: |
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(i) has as its primary purpose the |
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transport of a person or persons or property; |
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(ii) is not manufactured for use on public |
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streets, roads, or highways; and |
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(iii) is eligible for issuance of [has been
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issued] a certificate of title; |
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(C) an engine, transmission, or rear axle, |
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regardless of whether attached to a vehicle chassis, manufactured |
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for installation in a vehicle that has: |
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(i) the transport of a person or persons, or |
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property, on a public highway as its primary purpose; and |
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(ii) a gross vehicle weight rating of more |
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than 16,000 pounds; or |
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(D) a towable recreational vehicle. |
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(32) "Towable recreational vehicle" means a |
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nonmotorized camper trailer [vehicle] that: |
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(A) is less than eight feet wide or 40 feet long, |
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not including any hitch installed on the vehicle; |
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(B) is [was originally] designed [and
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manufactured] primarily for use as [to provide] temporary living |
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quarters [human habitation] in connection [conjunction] with |
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recreational, camping, or seasonal use and not as a permanent |
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dwelling; |
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[(B) is titled and registered with the department
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as a travel trailer through a county tax assessor-collector;] |
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(C) is not a utility trailer, enclosed trailer, |
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or other trailer that does not have human habitation as its primary |
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purpose [permanently built on a single chassis;
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[(D)contains at least one life support system]; |
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and |
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(D) [(E)] is designed to be towable by a motor |
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vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2301.601(2), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Owner" means a person who: |
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(A) purchased a motor vehicle at retail from a |
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license holder [and is entitled to enforce a manufacturer's
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warranty with respect to the vehicle]; |
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(B) is a lessor or lessee, other than a |
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sublessee, who purchased or leased the vehicle from a license |
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holder; [or] |
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(C) purchased at retail or leased a motor vehicle |
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and has the motor vehicle registered in [is the transferee or
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assignee of a person described by Paragraph (A) or (B), a resident
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of] this state; |
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(D) is an active duty member of the United States |
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armed forces who is stationed in this state or was stationed in this |
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state at the time of the commencement of a proceeding under this |
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subchapter who purchased at retail or leased a motor vehicle; or |
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(E) is the transferee or assignee of a person |
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described by this subdivision and a resident of this state [, and
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entitled to enforce the manufacturer's warranty]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |