87R3276 JAM-D
By: Fierro H.B. No. 995
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disposition of charges for registering a motor
vehicle that has been operated while improperly registered.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 502.045, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) A county assessor-collector shall credit to the
county road and bridge fund 50 percent of revenue from an additional
charge described by Subsection (d).
SECTION 2. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Sections 502.045(d-1), 502.058,
502.060, 502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H,
this section applies to all fees collected by a county
assessor-collector under this chapter.
SECTION 3. Section 502.045(d-1), Transportation Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to an additional charge described by
that subsection that is received by a county assessor-collector on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.