By: Schaefer H.B. No. 3118
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the titling of certain off-highway vehicles purchased
outside this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 501.0301 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0301. CERTAIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES PURCHASED
OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) In this section:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" and "recreational
off-highway vehicle" have the meanings assigned by Section 502.001.
(2) "Retailer" has the meaning assigned by Section
151.008, Tax Code.
(b) A county assessor-collector may not issue a title
receipt for an all-terrain vehicle or recreational off-highway
vehicle purchased from a retailer located outside this state and
designated by the manufacturer by a model year that is not more than
one year before the year in which the application is presented
unless the applicant certifies on a form prescribed by the
comptroller that the applicant has paid to the comptroller the
applicable use tax imposed on the vehicle under Subchapter D,
Chapter 151, Tax Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for title that is filed on or after the effective
date of this Act. An application for title that is filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the application was filed, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.