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1	1	By: Carona S.B. No. 1636
2	2	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1636:
3	3	By: Phillips C.S.S.B. No. 1636
4	4
5	5
6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to motor vehicle registration fees.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 501.134(a), Transportation Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(a) If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed, the
13	13	owner or lienholder disclosed on the certificate may obtain, in the
14	14	manner provided by this section and department rule, a certified
15	15	copy of the lost or destroyed certificate of title directly from the
16	16	department by applying on a form prescribed by the department and
17	17	paying a fee of $25 [$2]. A fee collected under this subsection
18	18	shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund and may
19	19	be spent only as provided by Section 501.138.
20	20	SECTION 2. Section 502.160, Transportation Code, is amended
21	21	to read as follows:
22	22	Sec. 502.160. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a
23	23	registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $30.
24	24	SECTION 3. The heading to Section 502.161, Transportation
25	25	Code, is amended to read as follows:
26	26	Sec. 502.161. FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH 6,000 POUNDS OR LESS
27	27	[PASSENGER CAR, MUNICIPAL BUS, PRIVATE BUS].
28	28	SECTION 4. Section 502.161(a), Transportation Code, is
29	29	amended to read as follows:
30	30	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
31	31	vehicle with a gross weight of [passenger car, a municipal bus, or a
32	32	private bus that weighs] 6,000 pounds or less is $58, unless
33	33	otherwise provided in this chapter [:
34	34	[(1) $40.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
35	35	more than six years before the year in which the registration year
36	36	begins;
37	37	[(2) $50.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
38	38	more than three years but is six years or less before the year in
39	39	which the registration year begins; or
40	40	[(3) $58.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
41	41	three years or less before the year in which the registration year
42	42	begins].
43	43	SECTION 5. The heading to Section 502.162, Transportation
44	44	Code, is amended to read as follows:
45	45	Sec. 502.162. FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000
46	46	POUNDS [COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRUCK-TRACTOR].
47	47	SECTION 6. Section 502.162(a), Transportation Code, is
48	48	amended and Subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows:
49	49	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
50	50	vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is [commercial
51	51	motor vehicle or truck-tractor is $25 plus an amount determined
52	52	according to the vehicle's gross weight and tire equipment,] as
53	53	follows unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
54	54	Weight Classification Fee Schedule Weight Classification Fee Schedule
55	55	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
56	56	in pounds in pounds
57	57	in pounds
58	58	6,001-10,000 $70 6,001-10,000 $70
59	59	6,001-10,000 $70
60	60	10,001-18,000 $125 10,001-18,000 $125
61	61	10,001-18,000 $125
62	62	18,001-25,999 $225 18,001-25,999 $225
63	63	18,001-25,999 $225
64	64	26,000-40,000 $325 26,000-40,000 $325
65	65	26,000-40,000 $325
66	66	40,001-54,999 $525 40,001-54,999 $525
67	67	40,001-54,999 $525
68	68	55,000-70,000 $725 55,000-70,000 $725
69	69	55,000-70,000 $725
70	70	70,001-80,000 $825 70,001-80,000 $825
71	71	70,001-80,000 $825
72	72	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or [Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
73	73	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
74	74	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds [in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
75	75	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
76	76	[Equipped with Equipped with [Equipped with Equipped with
77	77	[Equipped with Equipped with
78	78	[pneumatic tires solid tires [pneumatic tires solid tires
79	79	[pneumatic tires solid tires
80	80	[1-6,000 $0.44 $0.55 [1-6,000 $0.44 $0.55
81	81	[1-6,000 $0.44 $0.55
82	82	[6,001-8,000 0.495 0.66 [6,001-8,000 0.495 0.66
83	83	[6,001-8,000 0.495 0.66
84	84	[8,001-10,000 0.605 0.77 [8,001-10,000 0.605 0.77
85	85	[8,001-10,000 0.605 0.77
86	86	[10,001-17,000 0.715 0.88 [10,001-17,000 0.715 0.88
87	87	[10,001-17,000 0.715 0.88
88	88	[17,001-24,000 0.77 0.99 [17,001-24,000 0.77 0.99
89	89	[17,001-24,000 0.77 0.99
90	90	[24,001-31,000 0.88 1.10 [24,001-31,000 0.88 1.10
91	91	[24,001-31,000 0.88 1.10
92	92	[31,001 and over 0.99 1.32] [31,001 and over 0.99 1.32]
93	93	[31,001 and over 0.99 1.32]
94	94	SECTION 7. Section 502.164, Transportation Code, is amended
95	95	to read as follows:
96	96	Sec. 502.164. FEE: MOTOR VEHICLE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO
97	97	TRANSPORT AND SPREAD FERTILIZER. (a) The fee for a registration
98	98	year for registration of a motor vehicle designed or modified and
99	99	used exclusively to transport to the field and spread fertilizer,
100	100	including agricultural limestone, is $15 [$75].
101	101	SECTION 8. Section 502.165, Transportation Code, is amended
102	102	to read as follows:
103	103	Sec. 502.165. FEE: ROAD TRACTOR. (a) The fee for a
104	104	registration year for registration of a road tractor is the fee
105	105	prescribed by [$25 plus an amount determined according to the
106	106	vehicle's] weight as certified by a public weigher or a license and
107	107	weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety under Section
108	108	502.161 or 502.162, as applicable. [, as follows:
109	109	[Fee for each 100 pounds [Fee for each 100 pounds
110	110	[Fee for each 100 pounds
111	111	[Gross weight in or [Gross weight in or
112	112	[Gross weight in or
113	113	[pounds fraction of 100 pounds [pounds fraction of 100 pounds
114	114	[pounds fraction of 100 pounds
115	115	[1-4,000 $0.275 [1-4,000 $0.275
116	116	[1-4,000 $0.275
117	117	[4,001-6,000 0.55 [4,001-6,000 0.55
118	118	[4,001-6,000 0.55
119	119	[6,001-8,000 0.66 [6,001-8,000 0.66
120	120	[6,001-8,000 0.66
121	121	[8,001-10,000 0.825 [8,001-10,000 0.825
122	122	[8,001-10,000 0.825
123	123	[10,001 and over 1.10] [10,001 and over 1.10]
124	124	[10,001 and over 1.10]
125	125	SECTION 9. The heading to Section 502.166, Transportation
126	126	Code, is amended to read as follows:
127	127	Sec. 502.166. FEE: TRAILER, TRAVEL TRAILER, OR
128	128	SEMITRAILER.
129	129	SECTION 10. Section 502.166, Transportation Code, is
130	130	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
131	131	read as follows:
132	132	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
133	133	trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a [is $25 plus an
134	134	amount determined according to the vehicle's] gross weight of 6,000
135	135	pounds or less is $40.
136	136	(a-1) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
137	137	trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of more
138	138	than 6,000 pounds is calculated by gross weight according to
139	139	Section 502.162. [and tire equipment, as follows:
140	140	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or [Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
141	141	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
142	142	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds [in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
143	143	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
144	144	[Equipped with Equipped with [Equipped with Equipped with
145	145	[Equipped with Equipped with
146	146	[pneumatic tires solid tires [pneumatic tires solid tires
147	147	[pneumatic tires solid tires
148	148	[1-6,000 $0.33 $0.44 [1-6,000 $0.33 $0.44
149	149	[1-6,000 $0.33 $0.44
150	150	[6,001-8,000 0.44 0.55 [6,001-8,000 0.44 0.55
151	151	[6,001-8,000 0.44 0.55
152	152	[8,001-10,000 0.55 0.66 [8,001-10,000 0.55 0.66
153	153	[8,001-10,000 0.55 0.66
154	154	[10,001-17,000 0.66 0.88 [10,001-17,000 0.66 0.88
155	155	[10,001-17,000 0.66 0.88
156	156	[17,001 and over 0.715 0.99] [17,001 and over 0.715 0.99]
157	157	[17,001 and over 0.715 0.99]
158	158	SECTION 11. Sections 502.167(a), (b), (c), and (g),
159	159	Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
160	160	(a) This section applies only to a truck-tractor or
161	161	commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight [manufacturer's rated
162	162	carrying capacity] of more than 10,000 pounds [one ton] that is used
163	163	or is to be used in combination with a semitrailer that has a gross
164	164	weight of more than 6,000 pounds.
165	165	(b) The [Notwithstanding Section 502.162, the] fee for a
166	166	registration year for registration of a truck-tractor or commercial
167	167	motor vehicle is calculated by gross weight according to Section
168	168	502.162. [$40 plus an amount determined according to the combined
169	169	gross weight of the vehicles, as follows:
170	170	[Fee for each 100 pounds [Fee for each 100 pounds
171	171	[Fee for each 100 pounds
172	172	[Combined gross weight or [Combined gross weight or
173	173	[Combined gross weight or
174	174	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds [in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
175	175	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
176	176	[18,000-36,000 $0.60 [18,000-36,000 $0.60
177	177	[18,000-36,000 $0.60
178	178	[36,001-42,000 0.75 [36,001-42,000 0.75
179	179	[36,001-42,000 0.75
180	180	[42,001-62,000 0.90 [42,001-62,000 0.90
181	181	[42,001-62,000 0.90
182	182	[62,001 and over 1.00] [62,001 and over 1.00]
183	183	[62,001 and over 1.00]
184	184	(c) The [Notwithstanding Section 502.166, the] fee for a
185	185	registration year for registration of a semitrailer used in the
186	186	manner described by Subsection (a), regardless of the date the
187	187	semitrailer is registered, is:
188	188	(1) $30, for a semitrailer being propelled by a power
189	189	unit for which a permit under Section 623.011 has been issued; or
190	190	(2) $15, for a semitrailer being propelled by a power
191	191	unit for which a permit under Section 623.011 has not been issued.
192	192	(g) This section does not apply to:
193	193	(1) a combination of vehicles that includes a vehicle
194	194	that has a distinguishing license plate under Section 504.504;
195	195	(2) a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle
196	196	registered or to be registered with $15 [$5] distinguishing license
197	197	plates for which the vehicle is eligible under this chapter;
198	198	(3) a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle used
199	199	exclusively in combination with a semitrailer of the housetrailer
200	200	type; or
201	201	(4) a vehicle registered or to be registered:
202	202	(A) with a temporary registration permit;
203	203	(B) under Section 502.163; or
204	204	(C) under Section 502.188.
205	205	SECTION 12. Section 502.168, Transportation Code, is
206	206	amended to read as follows:
207	207	Sec. 502.168. FEE: MOTOR BUS. The fee for a registration
208	208	year for registration of a motor bus is the fee prescribed by
209	209	Section 502.161 or 502.162, as applicable. [$25 plus an amount
210	210	determined according to the vehicle's gross weight, as follows:
211	211	[Fee for each 100 pounds [Fee for each 100 pounds
212	212	[Fee for each 100 pounds
213	213	[Gross weight or [Gross weight or
214	214	[Gross weight or
215	215	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds [in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
216	216	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
217	217	[1-6,000 $0.44 [1-6,000 $0.44
218	218	[1-6,000 $0.44
219	219	[6,001-8,000 0.495 [6,001-8,000 0.495
220	220	[6,001-8,000 0.495
221	221	[8,001-10,000 0.605 [8,001-10,000 0.605
222	222	[8,001-10,000 0.605
223	223	[10,001-17,000 0.715 [10,001-17,000 0.715
224	224	[10,001-17,000 0.715
225	225	[17,001-24,000 0.77 [17,001-24,000 0.77
226	226	[17,001-24,000 0.77
227	227	[24,001-31,000 0.88 [24,001-31,000 0.88
228	228	[24,001-31,000 0.88
229	229	[31,001 and over 0.99] [31,001 and over 0.99]
230	230	[31,001 and over 0.99]
231	231	SECTION 13. Section 502.1705(b), Transportation Code, is
232	232	amended to read as follows:
233	233	(b) The department may use money collected under this
234	234	section to provide for or enhance [perform one or more of the
235	235	following]:
236	236	(1) [enhancing the department's automated
237	237	registration and title system;
238	238	[(2) providing for the automated on-site production of
239	239	registration insignia; or
240	240	[(3) providing for] automated on-premises and
241	241	off-premises [self-service] registration; and
242	242	(2) services related to the titling of vehicles.
243	243	SECTION 14. The heading to Section 502.184, Transportation
244	244	Code, is amended to read as follows:
245	245	Sec. 502.184. REPLACEMENT OF [LOST, STOLEN, OR MUTILATED
246	246	LICENSE PLATE OR] REGISTRATION INSIGNIA.
247	247	SECTION 15. Sections 502.184(a), (b), (e), and (f),
248	248	Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
249	249	(a) The owner of a registered motor vehicle may obtain [from
250	250	the department through the county assessor-collector replacement
251	251	license plates or] a replacement registration insignia by:
252	252	(1) certifying [filing with the assessor-collector a
253	253	statement:
254	254	[(A) showing that one or both of the license
255	255	plates or the registration insignia to be replaced has been lost,
256	256	stolen, or mutilated; and
257	257	[(B) stating] that the replacement [no license
258	258	plate or] registration insignia [to be replaced] will not be used on
259	259	any other vehicle owned or operated by the person making the
260	260	statement;
261	261	(2) paying a fee of $5 plus the fees required by
262	262	Section [Sections 502.170(a) and] 502.1705(a) for [each set of
263	263	replacement license plates or] each replacement registration
264	264	insignia, except as provided by other law [Subsection (b), (c), or
265	265	(i)]; and
266	266	(3) returning [to the assessor-collector] each
267	267	replaced [plate or] registration insignia in the owner's
268	268	possession.
269	269	(b) No fee is required under this section if the replacement
270	270	fee for a license plate has been paid under Section 502.1841 [for
271	271	the replacement of lost, stolen, or mutilated specialized license
272	272	plates issued under Sections 504.308 and 504.315(e) and (f)]. [The
273	273	fee for replacement of certain specialized license plates is:
274	274	[License plates issued under: Fee: [License plates issued under: Fee:
275	275	[License plates issued under: Fee:
276	276	[Section 504.411 $2 [Section 504.411 $2
277	277	[Section 504.411 $2
278	278	[Section 504.409 $9] [Section 504.409 $9]
279	279	[Section 504.409 $9]
280	280	(e) A county assessor-collector may not issue [replacement
281	281	license plates or] a replacement registration insignia without
282	282	complying with this section.
283	283	(f) A county assessor-collector shall retain $2.50 of each
284	284	fee collected under this section and shall report and send the
285	285	remainder to the department [as provided by Sections 502.102 and
286	286	502.105].
287	287	SECTION 16. Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
288	288	is amended by adding Section 502.1841 to read as follows:
289	289	Sec. 502.1841. REPLACEMENT LICENSE PLATES. (a) The owner
290	290	of a registered motor vehicle may obtain replacement license plates
291	291	for the vehicle by:
292	292	(1) certifying that the replacement plates will not be
293	293	used on any other vehicle owned or operated by the person making the
294	294	statement;
295	295	(2) paying a fee of $15 plus the fee required by
296	296	Section 502.1705(a) for each set of replacement license plates,
297	297	unless otherwise specified by law; and
298	298	(3) returning to the department each license plate in
299	299	the owner's possession for which a replacement license plate is
300	300	obtained.
301	301	(b) Replacement license plates may not be issued except as
302	302	provided by this section.
303	303	(c) A county assessor-collector shall retain $2.50 of each
304	304	fee collected under this section and forward the remainder of the
305	305	fee to the department.
306	306	(d) The fee required by this section applies to the issuance
307	307	of license plates for a transferred used vehicle for which the
308	308	registration and license plates were not transferred under
309	309	Subchapter I.
310	310	SECTION 17. Section 502.203(c), Transportation Code, is
311	311	amended to read as follows:
312	312	(c) There is no fee [An applicant] for registration under
313	313	this section [must pay a fee of $5].
314	314	SECTION 18. Section 502.353(e), Transportation Code, is
315	315	amended to read as follows:
316	316	(e) The fee for a permit under this section is prescribed by
317	317	Sections 502.161 and 502.162, as applicable [the fee that would be
318	318	required for registering the vehicle under Section 502.162 or
319	319	502.167, except as provided by Subsection (f)].
320	320	SECTION 19. Section 504.101(d), Transportation Code, is
321	321	amended to read as follows:
322	322	(d) The department may not issue a replacement set of
323	323	personalized license plates to the same person before the sixth
324	324	anniversary of the date of issuance unless the applicant for
325	325	issuance of replacement plates pays the [an additional] fee
326	326	required by Section 502.1841 [of $30].
327	327	SECTION 20. Section 504.401(c), Transportation Code, is
328	328	amended to read as follows:
329	329	(c) The license plates may be issued for up to two years and
330	330	expire on [remain valid until] December 31 of the specified period
331	331	[each year].
332	332	SECTION 21. Section 504.407(c), Transportation Code, is
333	333	amended to read as follows:
334	334	(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$20].
335	335	SECTION 22. Section 504.408(b), Transportation Code, is
336	336	amended to read as follows:
337	337	(b) There is no [The] fee for issuance of the license plates
338	338	[is $10].
339	339	SECTION 23. Section 504.409(b), Transportation Code, is
340	340	amended to read as follows:
341	341	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$4].
342	342	SECTION 24. Section 504.410(b), Transportation Code, is
343	343	amended to read as follows:
344	344	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$8].
345	345	SECTION 25. Section 504.411(b), Transportation Code, is
346	346	amended to read as follows:
347	347	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$40].
348	348	SECTION 26. Section 504.501, Transportation Code, is
349	349	amended to read as follows:
350	350	Sec. 504.501. CLASSIC MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS.
351	351	(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for a motor
352	352	vehicle that is at least 25 years old. The license plates must
353	353	include the word "Classic" [words "Classic Auto," "Classic
354	354	Motorcycle," or "Classic Truck"] or a similar designation, as
355	355	appropriate.
356	356	(b) A person eligible for the license plates may instead use
357	357	license plates that were issued by this state in the same year as
358	358	the model year of the vehicle and are approved by the department if
359	359	the plates are approved for the vehicle before January 1, 2012. The
360	360	department may require the attachment of a registration insignia to
361	361	the license plate in a manner that does not affect the display of
362	362	information originally on the license plate.
363	363	(c) The fee for issuance or approval of license plates under
364	364	this section is $15.
365	365	SECTION 27. Section 504.502(d) and (e), Transportation
366	366	Code, is amended to read as follows:
367	367	(d) License plates issued or approved under this section
368	368	expire on the first [fifth] anniversary of the date of issuance or
369	369	approval.
370	370	(e) The fee for issuance or approval of license plates under
371	371	this section is $15[:
372	372	[(1) $10] for each year or portion of a year remaining
373	373	in the five-year registration period if the vehicle was
374	374	manufactured in 1921 or later[; or
375	375	[(2) $8 for each year or portion of a year remaining in
376	376	the five-year registration period if the vehicle was manufactured
377	377	before 1921].
378	378	SECTION 28. Section 504.504(a), Transportation Code, is
379	379	amended to read as follows:
380	380	(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to a
381	381	vehicle described by Subsection (b) or (c). The fee for the license
382	382	plates is $15 [$5].
383	383	SECTION 29. Section 504.505(c), Transportation Code, is
384	384	amended to read as follows:
385	385	(c) The initial fee for issuance of the license plates is
386	386	$15 [$8]. The license plates may be renewed without payment of a
387	387	fee.
388	388	SECTION 30. Section 504.506(b), Transportation Code, is
389	389	amended to read as follows:
390	390	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15
391	391	[$62.50].
392	392	SECTION 31. Section 504.507(b), Transportation Code, is
393	393	amended to read as follows:
394	394	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$8].
395	395	The department shall:
396	396	(1) also collect any additional fee that a county
397	397	imposes under this chapter for registration of a forestry vehicle;
398	398	and
399	399	(2) send the fee to the appropriate county for
400	400	disposition.
401	401	SECTION 32. Section 504.509, Transportation Code, is
402	402	amended to read as follows:
403	403	Sec. 504.509. VEHICLES CARRYING MOBILE AMATEUR RADIO
404	404	EQUIPMENT. [(a)] The department shall issue specialty license
405	405	plates for a person who holds an amateur radio station license
406	406	issued by the Federal Communications Commission and who operates
407	407	receiving and transmitting mobile amateur radio equipment. The
408	408	license plates shall include the person's amateur call letters as
409	409	assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. A person may
410	410	register more than one vehicle equipped with mobile amateur radio
411	411	equipment under this section, and the department shall issue
412	412	license plates that include the same amateur call letters for each
413	413	vehicle.
414	414	[(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $2 for the
415	415	first year and $1 for each subsequent year.]
416	416	SECTION 33. Sections 504.510(b) and (d), Transportation
417	417	Code, are amended to read as follows:
418	418	(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $15 [$10].
419	419	(d) This section applies only to an owner of a golf cart who
420	420	resides:
421	421	(1) on real property that is owned or under the control
422	422	of the United States Corps of Engineers and is required by that
423	423	agency to register the owner's golf cart under this chapter; and
424	424	(2) in a county that borders another state and has a
425	425	population of more than 110,000 but less than 140,000 [111,000].
426	426	SECTION 34. Section 504.801(a), Transportation Code, is
427	427	amended to read as follows:
428	428	(a) The department may create new specialty license plates
429	429	on its own initiative or on receipt of an application from a
430	430	potential sponsor. A new specialty license plate created under
431	431	this section must comply with each requirement of Section 504.702
432	432	unless the license is created by the department on its own
433	433	initiative. The department may permit a specialty license plate
434	434	created under this section to be personalized. The redesign of an
435	435	existing specialty license plate at the request of a sponsor shall
436	436	be treated like the issuance of a new specialty license plate,
437	437	except that the department may require a nonrefundable design fee
438	438	[lower deposit amount to reflect the actual costs of redesigning
439	439	the license plate].
440	440	SECTION 35. Section 152.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to
441	441	read as follows:
442	442	Sec. 152.025. (b) The tax is $50 [$10].
443	443	SECTION 36. The following provisions of the Transportation
444	444	Code are repealed:
445	445	(1) Section 502.007;
446	446	(2) Section 502.161(b);
447	447	(3) Section 502.170;
448	448	(4) Section 502.1705(c);
449	449	(5) Section 502.184(c)-(d) and (g)-(i);
450	450	(6) Section 502.187;
451	451	(7) Section 502.201(c);
452	452	(8) Section 502.453; and
453	453	(9) Section 504.5011.
454	454	SECTION 37. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter
455	455	502, Transportation Code, apply only to the fee for a registration
456	456	period beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee
457	457	for a registration period beginning before the effective date of
458	458	this Act is governed by the law in effect when the registration
459	459	period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that
460	460	purpose.
461	461	SECTION 38. The change in law made by this Act to Section
462	462	152.025, Tax Code, does not affect taxes imposed before the
463	463	effective date of this Act, and the law in effect before the
464	464	effective date of this Act is continued in effect for purposes of
465	465	the liability for and collection of those taxes.
466	466	SECTION 39. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
467	467
468	468	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
469	469
470	470	in pounds
471	471
472	472	6,001-10,000 $70
473	473
474	474	10,001-18,000 $125
475	475
476	476	18,001-25,999 $225
477	477
478	478	26,000-40,000 $325
479	479
480	480	40,001-54,999 $525
481	481
482	482	55,000-70,000 $725
483	483
484	484	70,001-80,000 $825
485	485
486	486	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
487	487
488	488	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
489	489
490	490
491	491
492	492	[Equipped with Equipped with
493	493
494	494	[pneumatic tires solid tires
495	495
496	496	[1-6,000 $0.44 $0.55
497	497
498	498	[6,001-8,000 0.495 0.66
499	499
500	500	[8,001-10,000 0.605 0.77
501	501
502	502	[10,001-17,000 0.715 0.88
503	503
504	504	[17,001-24,000 0.77 0.99
505	505
506	506	[24,001-31,000 0.88 1.10
507	507
508	508	[31,001 and over 0.99 1.32]
509	509
510	510	[Fee for each 100 pounds
511	511
512	512	[Gross weight in or
513	513
514	514	[pounds fraction of 100 pounds
515	515
516	516
517	517
518	518	[1-4,000 $0.275
519	519
520	520	[4,001-6,000 0.55
521	521
522	522	[6,001-8,000 0.66
523	523
524	524	[8,001-10,000 0.825
525	525
526	526	[10,001 and over 1.10]
527	527
528	528	[Gross weight Fee for each 100 pounds or
529	529
530	530	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
531	531
532	532
533	533
534	534	[Equipped with Equipped with
535	535
536	536	[pneumatic tires solid tires
537	537
538	538	[1-6,000 $0.33 $0.44
539	539
540	540	[6,001-8,000 0.44 0.55
541	541
542	542	[8,001-10,000 0.55 0.66
543	543
544	544	[10,001-17,000 0.66 0.88
545	545
546	546	[17,001 and over 0.715 0.99]
547	547
548	548	[Fee for each 100 pounds
549	549
550	550	[Combined gross weight or
551	551
552	552	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
553	553
554	554	[18,000-36,000 $0.60
555	555
556	556	[36,001-42,000 0.75
557	557
558	558	[42,001-62,000 0.90
559	559
560	560	[62,001 and over 1.00]
561	561
562	562	[Fee for each 100 pounds
563	563
564	564	[Gross weight or
565	565
566	566	[in pounds fraction of 100 pounds
567	567
568	568	[1-6,000 $0.44
569	569
570	570	[6,001-8,000 0.495
571	571
572	572	[8,001-10,000 0.605
573	573
574	574	[10,001-17,000 0.715
575	575
576	576	[17,001-24,000 0.77
577	577
578	578	[24,001-31,000 0.88
579	579
580	580	[31,001 and over 0.99]
581	581
582	582	[License plates issued under: Fee:
583	583
584	584	[Section 504.411 $2
585	585
586	586	[Section 504.409 $9]