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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0622(a), Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 362 (S.B. 2102) and 851 (H.B. 3297), Acts of the |
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88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Clean Air Act fees consist of: |
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(1) fees collected by the commission under Sections |
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382.062, 382.0621, 382.202, and 382.302 and as otherwise provided |
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by law; |
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(2) each amount designated [described] by Section |
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548.510 [Sections 548.510(d)(3) and (e)(3)], Transportation Code, |
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for deposit to the credit of the clean air account; and |
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[(3) $6 from the portion of each fee collected for an |
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inspection of a vehicle and remitted to the state under Section |
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548.5035, Transportation Code; and] |
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(3) fees collected that are required under Section 185 |
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of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7511d). |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.202(d-2), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d-2) If approved by the United States Environmental |
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Protection Agency as part of the state's air quality state |
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implementation plan, [provides for a three-year emissions |
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inspection period for a vehicle described by Section 548.1025(a), |
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Transportation Code: |
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[(1) the system implemented by] the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas shall provide under Subsection |
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(d) [shall provide] for a three-year emissions inspection period |
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for a vehicle registered under [described by] Section 502.0026 |
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[548.1025(a)], Transportation Code. The [; and |
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[(2) the] commission shall establish and assess fees |
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for an [the] emissions inspection conducted under this section [of |
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a vehicle described by Section 548.1025(a), Transportation Code,] |
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in amounts calculated to provide the same revenue that would be |
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provided if the vehicle was inspected annually or biennially. |
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SECTION 3. Section 502.0026(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Payment for all applicable fees, including any optional |
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fee imposed under Subchapter H and other registration fees and the |
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fee required by Section 548.510 [548.5035], for the entire |
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registration period is due at the time of registration. |
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SECTION 4. Section 502.044, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department shall |
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designate a vehicle registration period of 24 consecutive months to |
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begin on the first day of a calendar month and end on the last day of |
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the 24th calendar month for a passenger car or light truck that: |
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(1) is sold in this state or purchased by a commercial |
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fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use in this |
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state; |
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(2) has not been previously registered in this or |
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another state; and |
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(3) on the date of sale is of the current or preceding |
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model year. |
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(e) The department shall use the date of sale of the vehicle |
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in designating the registration period [year] for a vehicle for |
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which registration is applied [for] under Section 501.0234. |
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SECTION 5. The heading to Section 548.510, Transportation |
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Code, as amended by Chapters 851 (H.B. 3297) and 999 (H.B. 198), |
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Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.510. INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE. |
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SECTION 6. Section 548.510(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 851 (H.B. 3297) and 999 (H.B. 198), Acts of the |
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88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In [Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), in] |
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addition to other fees imposed at the time of registration, at the |
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time of application for initial registration or renewal of |
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registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole |
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trailer, or mobile home, the applicant shall pay an annual fee of |
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$7.50. |
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SECTION 7. Section 548.510, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (e-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Instead of the fee provided by Subsection (a), an |
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applicant shall pay a one-time fee of $16.75 if the application is |
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for the initial registration of a passenger car or light truck under |
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Section 502.044(a-1) [that: |
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[(1) is sold in this state or purchased by a commercial |
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fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use in this |
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state; |
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[(2) has not been previously registered in this or |
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another state; and |
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[(3) on the date of sale is of the current model year |
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or preceding model year]. |
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[(c)] An applicant who pays a fee under this subsection |
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[Subsection (b)] for a registration year is not required to pay a |
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fee under Subsection (a) for the next registration year for the same |
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vehicle. |
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(c) Instead of the fee provided by Subsection (a) or (b), an |
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applicant shall pay a one-time fee of $22.25 if the application is |
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for the initial registration of a passenger car or light truck under |
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Section 502.0026. An applicant who pays a fee under this subsection |
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for a registration year is not required to pay a fee under |
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Subsection (a) for the next two registration years for the same |
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vehicle. |
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(e-1) Each fee paid under Subsection (c) shall be deposited |
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by the comptroller after receipt under Section 548.509 as follows: |
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(1) $16.25 to the credit of the Texas mobility fund; |
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and |
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(2) $6 to the credit of the clean air account. |
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SECTION 8. The following sections of the Transportation |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) 548.051(a) and (c); |
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(2) 548.052; |
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(3) 548.054; |
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(4) 548.1025; |
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(5) 548.104(d); |
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(6) 548.501(a); and |
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(7) 548.5035. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |