By: Farney H.B. No. 4084
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement of a franchised dealer's license for
the sale of certain truck cranes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2301.002, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subdivisions (33) and (33-a) to read as follows:
(33) "Truck crane" means a truck chassis mounted with
a self-propelled boom that raises, shifts, or lowers heavy weights.
(33-a) "Truck crane manufacturer" means a person other
than the manufacturer of a motor vehicle chassis who, before the
retail sale of the motor vehicle, performs modifications on the
chassis that result in the finished product being classified as a
truck crane.
SECTION 2. Section 2301.252, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A
] person may
not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new
motor vehicles unless the person:
(1) holds a franchised dealer's license issued under
this chapter for the make of new motor vehicle being bought, sold,
or exchanged; or
(2) is a bona fide employee of the holder of a
franchised dealer's license.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle that is
a truck crane produced by a truck crane manufacturer in this state.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.