86R12701 BEE-D
By: Holland H.B. No. 3059
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that motor vehicle dealers apply for
the registration of and title for certain vehicles sold by the
dealer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.0234(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) A seller who applies for the registration of or a title
for a motor vehicle under Subsection (a)(1) shall apply in:
(1) the county in which the motor vehicle is
purchased; or
(2) a county described by Section 501.023(a) that is
agreed upon by the seller and purchaser [as directed by the
purchaser from the counties set forth in Section 501.023].
SECTION 2. Section 501.0234(e), Transportation Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. The changes in a law made by this Act apply to an
application for the registration of or a title for a motor vehicle
purchased on or after the effective date of this Act. An
application for the registration of or a title for a motor vehicle
purchased before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect when the vehicle was purchased, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.