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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain fees deposited to the credit of the state |
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highway fund; increasing motor vehicle registration fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 222.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 222.0015. USE OF CERTAIN MONEY IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND. |
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(a) This section applies only to money deposited to the credit of |
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the state highway fund from the collection of registration fees |
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under Sections 502.251, 502.252, 502.253, and 502.254 attributable |
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to the portion of the applicable rates of those fees that exceed the |
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rates in effect on August 31, 2015. |
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(b) Notwithstanding other law, including Sections 201.115, |
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222.001, and 222.003, money described by Subsection (a): |
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(1) may not be pledged for the repayment of bonds; and |
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(2) may be used only for acquiring rights-of-way and |
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planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining nontolled |
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public roadways. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 502.251, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a |
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registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $45 |
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[$30]. |
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(b) Effective January 1, 2018, Section 502.251, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a |
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registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $60 |
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[$30]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 502.252(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $75 [$50.75], |
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unless otherwise provided in this chapter. |
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(b) Effective January 1, 2018, Section 502.252(a), |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $100 |
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[$50.75], unless otherwise provided in this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Effective January 1, 2017, Section 502.253, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.253. FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000 |
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POUNDS. The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is as follows |
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unless otherwise provided in this chapter: |
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| Weight Classification |
Fee Schedule |
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| 6,001-10,000 |
$110 [$54.00] |
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| 10,001-18,000 |
$220 [$110.00] |
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| 18,001-25,999 |
$410 [$205.00] |
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| 26,000-40,000 |
$680 [$340.00] |
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| 40,001-54,999 |
$1,070 [$535.00] |
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| 55,000-70,000 |
$1,480 [$740.00] |
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| 70,001-80,000 |
$1,680 [$840.00] |
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SECTION 5. Effective January 1, 2017, Section 502.254(a), |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of |
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6,000 pounds or less is $90 [$45.00]. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2015, limiting the permissible uses of the state |
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highway fund, including further limiting the use of additional tax |
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and fee revenue attributable to changes to certain state taxes and |
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fees, to increase revenue for nontolled public highway purposes is |
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approved by the voters. If that amendment is not approved by the |
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voters, this Act has no effect. |