88R19967 BEE-D
By: Wilson, et al. H.B. No. 5081
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the
fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped is an
amount set by the department as prescribed by Subsection (a-1)
[$12.50]. The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75.
(a-1) On or before September 1 of each year, the department
by rule shall set the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other
than a moped under this section. The fee must be calculated so that
an inspection station may retain for each inspection an amount
equal to one hour's pay at the minimum hourly wage prescribed by the
General Appropriations Act for salary group A6 of the position
classification salary schedule.
SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt
rules establishing the fee for the inspection of a motor vehicle
other than a moped under Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as
amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act.
(b) Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to an inspection of a motor vehicle performed
on or after the effective date of the rules described by Subsection
(a) of this section. An inspection performed before that date is
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.