87R18355 DRS-F
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 4276
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4276:
By: Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 4276
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the management of temporary tags that may be obtained by
a motor vehicle dealer or converter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 503.0626(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall develop, manage, and maintain a
secure, real-time database of information on vehicles to which
dealers and converters have affixed temporary tags. [The database
shall be managed by the vehicle titles and registration division of
the department.]
SECTION 2. Section 503.0631(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall develop, manage, and maintain a
secure, real-time database of information on persons to whom
temporary buyer's tags are issued that may be used by a law
enforcement agency in the same manner that the agency uses vehicle
registration information. [The database shall be managed by the
vehicle titles and registration division of the department.]
SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 503, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 503.0632 to read as follows:
Sec. 503.0632. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TAGS. (a) The
department by rule may establish the maximum number of temporary
tags that a dealer or converter may obtain under Section 503.062,
503.0625, 503.0626, 503.063, or 503.0631.
(b) The maximum number of temporary tags that the department
determines a dealer or converter may obtain under this section must
be based on the dealer's or converter's anticipated need for
temporary tags, taking into consideration:
(1) the dealer's or converter's:
(A) time in operation;
(B) sales data; and
(C) expected growth;
(2) expected changes in the dealer's or converter's
market; and
(3) temporary conditions that may affect sales by the
dealer or converter.
(c) At the request of a dealer or converter, the department
may authorize additional temporary tags of any type for the dealer
or converter if the dealer or converter demonstrates a need for
additional temporary tags resulting from business operations,
including anticipated need.
(d) The department's denial of a request under Subsection
(c) may be overturned if a dealer or converter shows by a
preponderance of the evidence the need for additional temporary
tags.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.