BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2902 By: Gamez Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Criminal groups have been reproducing, purchasing, using, and selling temporary tags unlawfully. Law-abiding constituents are being negatively affected by the prevalence of these illegal acts. H.B. 2902 seeks to combat the unlawful reproduction, purchase, use, and sale of temporary tags by requiring a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the such conduct is an offense. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2902 amends the Transportation Code to require a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag is an offense. The bill applies only to a temporary tag issued on or after the bill's effective date. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2902
By: Gamez
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2902
By: Gamez
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Criminal groups have been reproducing, purchasing, using, and selling temporary tags unlawfully. Law-abiding constituents are being negatively affected by the prevalence of these illegal acts. H.B. 2902 seeks to combat the unlawful reproduction, purchase, use, and sale of temporary tags by requiring a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the such conduct is an offense.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2902 amends the Transportation Code to require a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag is an offense. The bill applies only to a temporary tag issued on or after the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Criminal groups have been reproducing, purchasing, using, and selling temporary tags unlawfully. Law-abiding constituents are being negatively affected by the prevalence of these illegal acts. H.B. 2902 seeks to combat the unlawful reproduction, purchase, use, and sale of temporary tags by requiring a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the such conduct is an offense.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2902 amends the Transportation Code to require a dealer's, converter's, or buyer's temporary tag to include a prescribed statement warning that the unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag is an offense. The bill applies only to a temporary tag issued on or after the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2023.