BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 276 By: Huffman Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current state law requires all outboard motors to be titled. It can be difficult to track down proper paperwork to obtain a title for an antique outboard motor given the passage of time between transfers of ownership. In turn, this makes it difficult for residents to collect and legally use antique outboard motors on Texas waterways. S.B. 276 seeks to address the difficulty residents encounter when trying to collect and legally use antique outboard motors by exempting certain antique outboard motors from titling requirements. 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 S.B. 276 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to exempt an outboard motor that is at least 40 years of age with a capacity of not more than 25 horsepower from certificate of title requirements for outboard motors. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 276
By: Huffman
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 276
By: Huffman
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current state law requires all outboard motors to be titled. It can be difficult to track down proper paperwork to obtain a title for an antique outboard motor given the passage of time between transfers of ownership. In turn, this makes it difficult for residents to collect and legally use antique outboard motors on Texas waterways. S.B. 276 seeks to address the difficulty residents encounter when trying to collect and legally use antique outboard motors by exempting certain antique outboard motors from titling requirements.
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 S.B. 276 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to exempt an outboard motor that is at least 40 years of age with a capacity of not more than 25 horsepower from certificate of title requirements for outboard motors.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current state law requires all outboard motors to be titled. It can be difficult to track down proper paperwork to obtain a title for an antique outboard motor given the passage of time between transfers of ownership. In turn, this makes it difficult for residents to collect and legally use antique outboard motors on Texas waterways. S.B. 276 seeks to address the difficulty residents encounter when trying to collect and legally use antique outboard motors by exempting certain antique outboard motors from titling requirements.
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
S.B. 276 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to exempt an outboard motor that is at least 40 years of age with a capacity of not more than 25 horsepower from certificate of title requirements for outboard motors.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2023.