87R111 BEE-D
By: Wu H.B. No. 502
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of a license plate only on the rear of a
motor vehicle; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must:
(1) authorize a motor vehicle to display only a rear
license plate if the applicant for the vehicle's registration pays
to the department an annual fee of $50; and
(2) require a motor vehicle that displays only a rear
license plate as authorized by Subdivision (1) to display on the
vehicle's windshield a distinctive insignia issued by the
department for validation of that authorization.
(e) The department shall deposit a fee collected under
Subsection (d) to the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2. Section 504.943(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits
an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a
registration period, a motor vehicle that does not display in
compliance with department rules:
(1) two license plates [that:
[(1) have been] assigned by the department for the
period; or [and]
(2) a rear license plate assigned by the department
for the period and a windshield insignia as described by Section
504.010(d) [comply with department rules regarding the placement of
license plates].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.