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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the resolution of complaints and claims concerning the |
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conformance of certain motor vehicles with applicable 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 capable of being issued [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 vehicle that: |
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(A) is a camper trailer that is: |
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(i) less than eight feet in width or 40 feet |
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in length, exclusive of any hitch installed on the vehicle; and |
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(ii) designed primarily for use as |
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temporary living quarters in connection with recreational, |
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camping, travel, or seasonal use and not as a permanent dwelling |
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[was originally designed and manufactured primarily to provide
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temporary human habitation in conjunction with recreational,
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camping, or seasonal use]; |
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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 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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[(E)] is designed to be towable by a motor |
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vehicle; and |
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(C) is not a utility trailer, enclosed trailer, |
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or other trailer not having human habitation as its primary |
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purpose. |
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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 currently has the vehicle registered in this state; |
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(D) purchased at retail or leased a motor vehicle |
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and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces who |
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is stationed in this state or was stationed in this state at the |
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time of the commencement of a proceeding under this subchapter; or |
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(E) [(C)] is the transferee or assignee of a |
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person described by Paragraph (A), [or] (B), (C), or (D), and a |
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resident of this state[, and entitled to enforce the manufacturer's
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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. |