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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report by the Texas A&M Transportation |
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Institute on replacing buyer's temporary tags with permanent |
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license plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "buyer's temporary |
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tag" means a buyer's temporary tag issued under Section 503.063, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall conduct a study on replacing buyer's |
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temporary tags with permanent license plates. |
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(b) The study must: |
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(1) evaluate the feasibility of authorizing: |
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(A) a dealer to issue permanent license plates to |
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a buyer at the time of the sale of a motor vehicle, including for a |
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vehicle sale taking place on the Internet; and |
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(B) the use of license plates issued at the |
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initial retail sale of a motor vehicle in this state by the initial |
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owner and all subsequent owners of the vehicle for the life of the |
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vehicle in this state; and |
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(2) estimate the financial and any other benefits to |
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this state of the proposals described in Subdivision (1) of this |
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subsection, including any anticipated reduction in: |
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(A) fraud related to the current system for |
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issuing buyer's temporary tags; and |
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(B) costs to all levels of government in this |
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state of: |
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(i) the current system for issuing buyer's |
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temporary tags; and |
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(ii) the current requirement that new |
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permanent license plates be issued for a motor vehicle for each |
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retail sale of the vehicle. |
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(c) Not later than November 1, 2024, the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall submit to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the legislature a report on the results of |
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the study conducted under this section. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2023. |