83R82 JXC-D
By: Hunter H.B. No. 3379
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to motor vehicle registration requirements for active duty
military personnel stationed in or assigned to another state or
nation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.0901 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.0901. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR VEHICLES OF CERTAIN
MILITARY PERSONNEL. Section 502.040(a) does not apply to the
renewal of registration by a person who:
(1) is a resident of this state;
(2) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United
States; and
(3) is stationed in or assigned to another state or
nation under military orders on the date the person's registration
renewal becomes due.
SECTION 2. Section 683.077(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Procedures adopted under Section 683.074 or 683.0765
may not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part:
(1) that is completely enclosed in a building in a
lawful manner and is not visible from the street or other public or
private property; [or]
(2) that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on
private property in connection with the business of a licensed
vehicle dealer or junkyard, or that is an antique or special
interest vehicle stored by a motor vehicle collector on the
collector's property, if the vehicle or part and the outdoor
storage area, if any, are:
(A) maintained in an orderly manner;
(B) not a health hazard; and
(C) screened from ordinary public view by
appropriate means, including a fence, rapidly growing trees, or
shrubbery; or
(3) that is:
(A) stored or parked in a lawful manner on
private property; and
(B) temporarily exempt from registration renewal
requirements under Section 502.0901.
SECTION 3. 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, 2013.