Amend SB 197 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  (a) The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of and best practices for using an electronic motor vehicle inspection system to consolidate the inspection and registration of motor vehicles in this state.

(b)  Not later than December 1, 2012, the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall report the results of the study conducted under this section to the standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives that have primary jurisdiction over transportation.