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By: Darby, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 2960 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2011; |
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May 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation and Homeland Security; May 20, 2011, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 20, 2011, |
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sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vehicles used for the purpose of participating in |
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equine activities or attending livestock shows. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.163(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A commercial motor vehicle may be registered under this |
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section despite its use for transporting without charge the owner |
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or a member of the owner's family: |
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(1) to attend church or school; |
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(2) to visit a doctor for medical treatment or |
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supplies; [or] |
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(3) for other necessities of the home or family; or |
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(4) for the purpose of participating in equine |
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activities or attending livestock shows, as defined by Section |
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87.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.504(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An owner is not required to register a vehicle that is |
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used only temporarily on the highways if the vehicle is: |
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(1) a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross |
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weight of more than 4,000 pounds but not more than 34,000 pounds |
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that is used exclusively [to transport]: |
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(A) to transport seasonally harvested |
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agricultural products or livestock from the place of production to |
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the place of processing, market, or storage; [or] |
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(B) to transport farm supplies from the place of |
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loading to the farm; or |
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(C) for the purpose of participating in equine |
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activities or attending livestock shows, as defined by Section |
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87.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; |
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(2) machinery used exclusively for the purpose of |
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drilling water wells; or |
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(3) construction machinery that is not designed to |
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transport persons or property on a public highway. |
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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, 2011. |
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