By: Goldman (Senate Sponsor - King) H.B. No. 3861
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2023;
May 5, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
NicholsX
WestX
AlvaradoX
EckhardtX
HancockX
KingX
MilesX
ParkerX
PerryX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the titling and registration of motor vehicles by motor
vehicle dealers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 520, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 520.0055 to read as follows:
Sec. 520.0055. DUTIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS. A motor
vehicle dealer shall use the electronic system designed by the
department and made available by a county assessor-collector under
Section 520.005 to submit a title and registration application in
the name of the purchaser of a motor vehicle.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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