By: Farney H.B. No. 4084
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the requirement of a franchised dealer's license for
  the sale of certain truck cranes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2301.002, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subdivisions (33) and (33-a) to read as follows:
               (33)  "Truck crane" means a truck chassis mounted with
  a self-propelled boom that raises, shifts, or lowers heavy weights.
               (33-a) "Truck crane manufacturer" means a person other
  than the manufacturer of a motor vehicle chassis who, before the
  retail sale of the motor vehicle, performs modifications on the
  chassis that result in the finished product being classified as a
  truck crane.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2301.252, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A
  ] person may
  not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new
  motor vehicles unless the person:
               (1)  holds a franchised dealer's license issued under
  this chapter for the make of new motor vehicle being bought, sold,
  or exchanged; or
               (2)  is a bona fide employee of the holder of a
  franchised dealer's license.
         (c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle that is
  a truck crane produced by a truck crane manufacturer in this state.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.