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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not |
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subject to inspection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.0024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.0024. EXTENDED REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES |
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NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. (a) Notwithstanding Section |
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502.044(c), the department shall develop and implement a system of |
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registration to allow an owner of a vehicle described by Section |
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548.052(3) other than a mobile home to register the vehicle for an |
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extended registration period of not more than five years. The owner |
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may select the number of years for registration under this section |
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within that range and register the vehicle for that period. Payment |
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for all applicable fees, including registration fees and the fee |
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required by Section 548.510, for the entire registration period |
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selected is due at the time of registration. |
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(b) The fee required by Section 548.510 shall be remitted to |
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the comptroller for deposit in the Texas mobility fund, the general |
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revenue fund, and the clean air account in amounts proportionate to |
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the allocation prescribed by Subsection (b) of that section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2020, the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt the system required by |
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Section 502.0024, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, and |
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any rules necessary to implement that section. |
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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, 2019. |