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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from motor carrier registration for |
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certain vehicles transporting household goods. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 643.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 643.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) motor carrier operations exempt from registration |
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by the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. Section |
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14504a) or a motor vehicle registered under the single state |
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registration system established under federal law [49 U.S.C.
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Section 14504(c)] when operating exclusively in interstate or |
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international commerce; |
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(2) a motor vehicle registered as a cotton vehicle |
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under Section 504.505; |
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(3) a motor vehicle the department by rule exempts |
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because the vehicle is subject to comparable registration and a |
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comparable safety program administered by another governmental |
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entity; |
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(4) a motor vehicle used to transport passengers |
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operated by an entity whose primary function is not the |
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transportation of passengers, such as a vehicle operated by a |
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hotel, day-care center, public or private school, nursing home, or |
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similar organization; |
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(5) a vehicle operating under a private carrier permit |
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issued under Chapter 42, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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(6) a vehicle operated by a governmental entity; [or] |
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(7) a tow truck, as defined by Section 2308.002, |
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Occupations Code; or |
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(8) a passenger car or light truck, as those terms are |
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defined by Section 541.201, that is: |
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(A) transporting household goods; and |
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(B) operating exclusively in intrastate |
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commerce. |
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SECTION 2. Section 643.051(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A motor carrier may not operate a vehicle to which this |
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chapter applies[, regardless of size of the vehicle,] to transport |
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household goods for compensation unless the carrier registers with |
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the department under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |