87R8950 JRR-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 2933
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees imposed on registration of a vehicle for which
registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060,
502.1911, 502.192, 502.1981, 502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H,
this section applies to all fees collected by a county
assessor-collector under this chapter.
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.1981 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.1981. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) This
subsection applies only to a vehicle for which registration is
applied for under Section 501.0234 in the county in which the owner
is domiciled. Each Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall:
(1) credit to the county road and bridge fund $25 of
each fee collected during the preceding week for registration of a
vehicle described by this subsection; and
(2) send the remainder of the amount collected to the
department for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.
(b) This subsection applies only to a vehicle for which
registration is applied for under Section 501.0234 in a county
other than the county in which the owner is domiciled. Each
Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall:
(1) send $25 of each fee collected during the
preceding week for registration of a vehicle described by this
subsection to the county in which the owner of the vehicle is
domiciled; and
(2) dispose of the remainder of the amount collected
in the manner provided by Section 502.198.
(c) A county assessor-collector shall credit to the county
road and bridge fund the amount received by the county under
Subsection (b)(1).
(d) This section does not apply to a fee collected for the
renewal of registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) or
(b).
SECTION 3. Section 502.1983(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A county assessor-collector may:
(1) deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 or
502.1981(a) in an interest-bearing account or certificate in the
county depository; and
(2) send the fees to the department not later than the
34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198 or
502.1981(a), as applicable.
SECTION 4. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.4035 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.4035. IMPOSITION OF OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE ON CERTAIN
VEHICLES PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subchapter, an additional fee authorized by a county under
this subchapter, including an additional fee authorized under
Section 502.401, 502.402, or 502.403, may not be imposed on a
vehicle for which registration is applied for under Section
501.0234.
(b) This section does not apply to the renewal of
registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.