Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 2075
	1	+	By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 2075
	2	+	(Pickett)
2	3
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to vehicle registration.
6	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	9		SECTION 1. Section 91.905, Natural Resources Code, is
8	10		amended to read as follows:
9	11		Sec. 91.905. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Section 212.153(e),
10	12		Local Government Code, and Sections 203.092 and[,] 224.008, [and
11	13		502.1981(c)(4),] Transportation Code, apply to saltwater pipeline
12	14		operators and saltwater pipeline facilities in the same manner as
13	15		they apply to utilities and utility facilities.
14	16		SECTION 2. Section 502.001(2), Transportation Code, is
15	17		amended to read as follows:
16	18		(2) "Apportioned license plate" means a license plate
17	19		issued in lieu of a truck, motor bus, [license plate] or combination
18	20		license plate to a motor carrier in this state who proportionally
19	21		registers a vehicle owned or leased by the carrier in one or more
20	22		other states.
21	23		SECTION 3. Section 502.0023, Transportation Code, is
22	24		amended by amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsection
23	25		(c-1) to read as follows:
24	26		(c) In addition to the registration fees prescribed by this
25	27		chapter, an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section
26	28		shall pay:
27	29		(1) a one-time [an annual commercial fleet
28	30		registration] fee of $10 per motor vehicle, semitrailer, or trailer
29	31		in the fleet; and
30	32		(2) except as provided by Subsection (e), a one-time
31	33		license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 for each fleet motor
32	34		vehicle, semitrailer, or trailer license plate.
33	35		(c-1) A fee collected under Subsection (c) shall be
34	36		deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
35	37		fund.
36	38		(e) In addition to all other applicable registration fees,
37	39		an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section shall
38	40		pay a one-time license plate manufacturing fee of $8 for each set of
39	41		plates issued that includes on the legend the name or logo of the
40	42		business entity that owns the vehicle instead of the fee imposed by
41	43		Subsection (c)(2). A license plate manufacturing fee collected
42	44		under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas
43	45		Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
44	46		SECTION 4. Section 502.040(b), Transportation Code, is
45	47		amended to read as follows:
46	48		(b) The application must be accompanied by personal
47	49		identification as determined by department rule and made in a
48	50		manner prescribed by the department:
49	51		(1) through the county assessor-collector of the
50	52		county in which the owner resides; or
51	53		(2) if the office of that assessor-collector is
52	54		closed, or may be closed for a protracted period of time, as defined
53	55		by department rule, through a [if the county in which the owner
54	56		resides has been declared by the governor as a disaster area,
55	57		through the county assessor-collector of a county that is one of the
56	58		closest unaffected counties to a county that asks for assistance
57	59		and:
58	60		[(A) continues to be declared by the governor as
59	61		a disaster area because the county has been rendered inoperable by
60	62		the disaster; and
61	63		[(B) is inoperable for a protracted period of
62	64		time; or
63	65		[(3) if the county assessor-collector's office in
64	66		which the owner resides is closed for a protracted period of time as
65	67		defined by the department, to the] county assessor-collector [of a
66	68		county that borders the county in which the owner resides] who is
67	69		willing [agrees] to accept the application.
68	70		SECTION 5. Section 502.057, Transportation Code, is amended
69	71		to read as follows:
70	72		Sec. 502.057. REGISTRATION RECEIPT. (a) The department
71	73		shall issue or require to be issued to the owner of a vehicle
72	74		registered under this chapter a registration receipt showing the
73	75		information required by rule.
74	76		(b) A receipt for the renewed registration of a vehicle
75	77		generated by an online registration system approved by the
76	78		department is proof of the vehicle's registration until the 31st
77	79		day after the date of renewal on the receipt.
78	80		SECTION 6. Section 502.060(b), Transportation Code, is
79	81		amended to read as follows:
80	82		(b) No fee is required under this section if:
81	83		(1) the replacement fee for a license plate has been
82	84		paid under Section 504.007; or
83	85		(2) the county assessor-collector determines that the
84	86		owner paid for a registration insignia for the same registration
85	87		period that was mailed to the owner but not received by the owner.
86	88		SECTION 7. Section 502.091(b), Transportation Code, is
87	89		amended to read as follows:
88	90		(b) The department may adopt and enforce rules to carry out
89	91		the International Registration Plan or other agreement under this
90	92		section. The rules may require an applicant to register under the
91	93		unified carrier registration system as defined by Section 643.001
92	94		before the applicant applies for registration under the
93	95		International Registration Plan.
94	96		SECTION 8. Sections 502.146(a) and (h), Transportation
95	97		Code, are amended to read as follows:
96	98		(a) The department shall issue distinguishing [specialty]
97	99		license plates to a vehicle described by Subsection (b) or (c). The
98	100		fee for the license plates is $5 and shall be deposited to the
99	101		credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
100	102		(h) A distinguishing [specialty] license plate may not be
101	103		issued or renewed under Subsection (a) to an owner of a vehicle
102	104		described by Subsection (b)(1) unless the vehicle's owner provides
103	105		a registration number issued by the comptroller under Section
104	106		151.1551, Tax Code, or the vehicle is owned by a farmers'
105	107		cooperative society incorporated under Chapter 51, Agriculture
106	108		Code, or a marketing association organized under Chapter 52,
107	109		Agriculture Code. The comptroller shall allow access to the online
108	110		system established under Section 151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a
109	111		registration number provided under this subsection.
110	112		SECTION 9. Section 502.198, Transportation Code, is amended
111	113		to read as follows:
112	114		Sec. 502.198. DISPOSITION OF FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except
113	115		as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, 502.1911, 502.192,
114	116		502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H, this section applies to all
115	117		fees collected by a county assessor-collector under this chapter.
116	118		(b) Each Tuesday [Monday], a county assessor-collector
117	119		shall credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to
118	120		the net collections made during the preceding week until the amount
119	121		so credited for the calendar year equals the total of:
120	122		(1) $60,000; and
121	123		(2) $350 for each mile of county road maintained by the
122	124		county, according to the most recent information available from the
123	125		department, not to exceed 500 miles[; and
124	126		[(3) an additional amount of fees equal to the amount
125	127		calculated under Section 502.1981].
126	128		(c) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund
127	129		equal the total computed under Subsection (b), each Tuesday
128	130		[Monday] the county assessor-collector shall:
129	131		(1) credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount
130	132		equal to 50 percent of the net collections made during the preceding
131	133		week, until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals
132	134		$125,000; and
133	135		(2) send to the department an amount equal to 50
134	136		percent of those collections for deposit to the credit of the state
135	137		highway fund.
136	138		(d) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund
137	139		equal the total amounts computed under Subsections (b) and (c)(1),
138	140		each Tuesday [Monday] the county assessor-collector shall send to
139	141		the department all collections made during the preceding week for
140	142		deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.
141	143		SECTION 10. Section 502.1983(a), Transportation Code, is
142	144		amended to read as follows:
143	145		(a) A [Except as provided by Section 502.357, a] county
144	146		assessor-collector may:
145	147		(1) deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 in an
146	148		interest-bearing account or certificate in the county depository;
147	149		and
148	150		(2) send the fees to the department not later than the
149	151		34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198
150	152		[502.357].
151	153		SECTION 11. Section 502.433(a-1), Transportation Code, is
152	154		amended to read as follows:
153	155		(a-1) A commercial motor vehicle registration may not be
154	156		issued or renewed [registered] under this section unless the
155	157		vehicle's owner provides a registration number issued by the
156	158		comptroller under Section 151.1551, Tax Code. The comptroller
157	159		shall allow access to the online system established under Section
158	160		151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a registration number provided
159	161		under this subsection.
160	162		SECTION 12. Section 504.007, Transportation Code, is
161	163		amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
162	164		(g) No fee is required under this section if the county
163	165		assessor-collector determines that the owner paid for license
164	166		plates for the same vehicle that were mailed to the owner but not
165	167		received by the owner.
166	168		SECTION 13. Section 504.202(b), Transportation Code, is
167	169		amended to read as follows:
168	170		(b) A veteran of the United States armed forces is entitled
169	171		to register, for the person's own use, motor vehicles under this
170	172		section if:
171	173		(1) the person has suffered, as a result of military
172	174		service:
173	175		(A) at least a 50 percent service-connected
174	176		disability; or
175	177		(B) a 40 percent service-connected disability
176	178		because of the amputation of a lower extremity;
177	179		(2) the person receives compensation from the United
178	180		States because of the disability; and
179	181		(3) the motor vehicle:
180	182		(A) is owned by the person; and
181	183		(B) has a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds
182	184		or less or is a motor home.
183	185		SECTION 14. Section 520.006(a-1), Transportation Code, is
184	186		amended to read as follows:
185	187		(a-1) A county assessor-collector collecting fees on behalf
186	188		of a county assessor-collector whose office [that has been declared
187	189		as a disaster area or that] is closed or may be closed for a
188	190		protracted period of time as defined by the department for purposes
189	191		of Section 501.023 or 502.040 may retain the commission for fees
190	192		collected, but shall allocate the fees to the county [declared as a
191	193		disaster area or] that is closed or may be closed for a protracted
192	194		period of time.
193	195		SECTION 15. Section 623.144, Transportation Code, is
194	196		amended to read as follows:
195	197		Sec. 623.144. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE. (a) A person may
196	198		not operate a vehicle permitted under this subchapter on a public
197	199		highway unless the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502 for the
198	200		maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under Section
199	201		621.101 or has distinguishing [specialty] license plates as
200	202		provided by Section 502.146 if applicable to the vehicle.
201	203		(b) The department may not issue distinguishing [specialty]
202	204		license plates to a vehicle described by Section 502.146(b)(3)
203	205		unless the applicant complies with the requirements of that
204	206		subsection.
205	207		SECTION 16. Sections 502.1585 and 502.1981, Transportation
206	208		Code, are repealed.
207	209		SECTION 17. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
208		-	______________________________ ______________________________
209		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
210		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2075 passed the Senate on
211		-	April 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
212		-	______________________________
213		-	Secretary of the Senate
214		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2075 passed the House on
215		-	May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
216		-	present not voting.
217		-	______________________________
218		-	Chief Clerk of the House
219		-	Approved:
220		-	______________________________
221		-	Date
222		-	______________________________
223		-	Governor