BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 511 |
By: Murphy |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties assert that many trucking companies find it easier to manage their fleets by registering their token trailers in other states that have less burdensome registration requirements. C.S.H.B. 511 seeks to alleviate the burden by implementing provisions to facilitate the registration of token trailers in Texas.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in SECTION 3 of this bill.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 511 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to issue a license plate that does not expire for a token trailer registered under statutory provisions relating to extended registration of commercial fleet vehicles. The bill authorizes the alphanumeric pattern for such a license plate to remain on a token trailer for as long as the registration of the token trailer is renewed or until the token trailer is removed from service or sold. The bill specifies that the registration receipt for certain heavy vehicles is not required for a vehicle that displays such a license plate.
C.S.H.B. 511 removes a provision authorizing TxDMV to issue specially designed license plates for token trailers. The bill instead requires TxDMV to issue a license plate that does not expire or require an annual registration insignia to be valid for a token trailer registered under statutory provisions relating to the registration fee for a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle with a specified gross weight used in combination with a semitrailer. The bill authorizes the alphanumeric pattern for such a license plate to remain on a token trailer for as long as the registration of the token trailer is renewed or until the token trailer is removed from service or sold. The bill specifies that the registration receipt for certain heavy vehicles is not required for a vehicle that displays such a license plate.
C.S.H.B. 511 requires TxDMV to adopt rules, as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, for the administration of statutory provisions relating to the extended registration of commercial fleet vehicles and the bill's provisions and authorizes TxDMV to adopt the rules in the manner provided by law for emergency rules.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 511 may differ from the original in nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantive differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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