Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1755 by Thompson, Ed (Relating to the titling, registration, and inspection of assembled vehicles; imposing fees.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code relating to the titling, registration, and inspection of certain assembled vehicles as defined by the bill. The bill would direct the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to establish procedures for the issuance of title for an assembled vehicle and require the owner of such a vehicle to present a title or satisfactory evidence that a title was previously issued to the owner in order to register the vehicle. The bill would require assembled vehicles to pass a safety inspection of certain items specified in the bill that would be conducted by a person certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Fees associated with inspections and applications for registration and title for an assembled vehicle would be collected and administered in the manner they are collected and administered in Chapters 501, 502, and 548 of the Transportation Code as applicable. The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
Based on the information provided by DMV, it is assumed any revenue gains to the State and units of local government from assembled vehicle titling and registration fees and revenue gain to the State for inspection fees would not be significant.
Based on LBB staff analysis of information provided by DMV and the Department of Public Safety, it is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agencies' existing funding.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to counties is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles