By: Kuempel (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 1649
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019;
  May 3, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
  Resources & Economic Development; May 17, 2019, reported
  adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
  vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 2; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1649 By:  Birdwell
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the amount of and vehicles eligible for the light-duty
  motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 386.154(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric
  drive is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
               (1)  has four wheels or is a motorcycle as defined by
  Section 541.201, Transportation Code;
               (2)  was manufactured for use primarily on public
  streets, roads, and highways;
               (3)  has not been modified from the original
  manufacturer's specifications;
               (4)  has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles
  per hour;
               (5)  is propelled to a significant extent by an
  electric motor that draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or
  from a battery that:
                     (A)  has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt
  hours; and
                     (B)  is capable of being recharged from an
  external source of electricity; [and]
               (6)  was acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a
  later date as established by the commission, by the person applying
  for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by that
  person and not for resale; and
               (7)  is not a motor-assisted scooter, pocket bike, or
  minimotorbike as those terms are defined by Section 551.351,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
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