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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle registration requirements for active duty |
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military personnel stationed in or assigned to another state or |
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nation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.0901 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.0901. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR VEHICLES OF CERTAIN |
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MILITARY PERSONNEL. Section 502.040(a) does not apply to the |
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renewal of registration by a person who: |
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(1) is a resident of this state; |
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(2) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United |
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States; and |
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(3) is stationed in or assigned to another state or |
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nation under military orders on the date the person's registration |
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renewal becomes due. |
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SECTION 2. Section 683.077(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Procedures adopted under Section 683.074 or 683.0765 |
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may not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part: |
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(1) that is completely enclosed in a building in a |
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lawful manner and is not visible from the street or other public or |
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private property; [or] |
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(2) that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on |
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private property in connection with the business of a licensed |
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vehicle dealer or junkyard, or that is an antique or special |
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interest vehicle stored by a motor vehicle collector on the |
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collector's property, if the vehicle or part and the outdoor |
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storage area, if any, are: |
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(A) maintained in an orderly manner; |
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(B) not a health hazard; and |
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(C) screened from ordinary public view by |
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appropriate means, including a fence, rapidly growing trees, or |
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shrubbery; or |
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(3) that is: |
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(A) stored or parked in a lawful manner on |
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private property; and |
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(B) temporarily exempt from registration renewal |
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requirements under Section 502.0901. |
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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, 2013. |