88R11654 BEE-D
By: Spiller H.B. No. 3505
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to motor vehicle safety inspections; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 548.002, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.002. DEPARTMENT RULES. (a) The department may
adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter.
(b) A rule adopted under this section may not prohibit the
holder of a vehicle inspection station license from refusing to
inspect a vehicle.
SECTION 2. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.501. INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as
provided by Section [Sections 548.503 and] 548.504, an inspection
station may charge a fee for performing an [the fee for] inspection
of a motor vehicle in an amount set by the operator of the
inspection station [other than a moped is $12.50. The fee for
inspection of a moped is $5.75].
(b) For each inspection performed at an inspection station
under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection,] $5.50 shall
be remitted to the state under Section 548.509.
SECTION 3. Section 548.503, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.503. INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR
OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) An inspection station may charge a fee for
performing an [The fee for] inspection of a passenger car or light
truck under Section 548.102 in an amount [shall be] set by the
operator of the inspection station [department by rule on or before
September 1 of each year. A fee set by the department under this
subsection must be based on the costs of providing inspections and
administering the program, but may not be less than $21.75].
(b) For each inspection performed at an inspection station
under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection under this
section,] $14.75 shall be remitted to the state under Section
548.509.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.