Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R1515 BEE-F
2	2	By: Hall S.B. No. 684
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the inspection periods for certain motor vehicles;
8	8	increasing certain fees.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 382.202(d), Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(d) On adoption of a resolution by the commission and after
13	13	proper notice, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
14	14	shall implement a system that requires, [as a condition of
15	15	obtaining a passing vehicle inspection report issued under
16	16	Subchapter C, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,] in a county that
17	17	is included in a vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance
18	18	program under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code [of
19	19	that chapter], that a motor vehicle registered in this state [the
20	20	vehicle], unless the vehicle is not covered by the system, be
21	21	annually or biennially inspected under the vehicle emissions
22	22	inspection and maintenance program as required by the state's air
23	23	quality state implementation plan. The Department of Public Safety
24	24	shall implement such a system when it is required by any provision
25	25	of federal or state law, including any provision of the state's air
26	26	quality state implementation plan.
27	27	SECTION 2. Section 548.101, Transportation Code, is amended
28	28	to read as follows:
29	29	Sec. 548.101. GENERAL FIVE-YEAR [ONE-YEAR] INSPECTION
30	30	PERIOD. Except as provided by Section 548.102, the department
31	31	shall require an [annual] inspection every five years. The
32	32	department shall set the periods of inspection and may make rules
33	33	with respect to those periods. [The rules must provide that:
34	34	[(1) a vehicle owner may obtain an inspection not
35	35	earlier than 90 days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's
36	36	registration; and
37	37	[(2) a used motor vehicle sold by a dealer, as defined
38	38	by Section 503.001, must be inspected in the 180 days preceding the
39	39	date the dealer sells the vehicle.]
40	40	SECTION 3. The heading to Section 548.102, Transportation
41	41	Code, is amended to read as follows:
42	42	Sec. 548.102. FIVE-YEAR [TWO-YEAR] INITIAL INSPECTION
43	43	PERIOD FOR PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT TRUCK.
44	44	SECTION 4. Section 548.102(a), Transportation Code, is
45	45	amended to read as follows:
46	46	(a) The initial inspection period is five [two] years for a
47	47	passenger car or light truck that:
48	48	(1) is sold in this state or purchased by a commercial
49	49	fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use in this
50	50	state;
51	51	(2) has not been previously registered in this or
52	52	another state; and
53	53	(3) on the date of sale is of the current or preceding
54	54	model year.
55	55	SECTION 5. Subchapter C, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,
56	56	is amended by adding Section 548.106 to read as follows:
57	57	Sec. 548.106. TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED
58	58	ENFORCEMENT. The department shall require a vehicle required to be
59	59	inspected under this chapter to pass the required inspection:
60	60	(1) for initial registration, not earlier than 90 days
61	61	before the date of registration;
62	62	(2) for a renewal of registration, not earlier than 90
63	63	days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's registration;
64	64	(3) if the vehicle is a used motor vehicle sold by a
65	65	dealer, as defined by Section 503.001, in the 180 days preceding the
66	66	date the dealer sells the vehicle; or
67	67	(4) if the vehicle is subject to the federal motor
68	68	carrier safety regulations, in a period that complies with those
69	69	regulations.
70	70	SECTION 6. Section 548.254, Transportation Code, is amended
71	71	to read as follows:
72	72	Sec. 548.254. VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT. The
73	73	department, and the conservation commission if necessary, by rule
74	74	shall establish the length of time a [A] vehicle inspection report
75	75	required by this chapter is valid [invalid after the end of the 12th
76	76	month following the month in which the report is issued].
77	77	SECTION 7. Sections 548.501(a) and (b), Transportation
78	78	Code, are amended to read as follows:
79	79	(a) Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the
80	80	fee for inspection of a [motor] vehicle other than a moped is $26.50
81	81	[$12.50]. The fee for inspection of a moped is $19.75 [$5.75].
82	82	(b) Out of each fee for an inspection, $19.50 [$5.50] shall
83	83	be remitted to the state under Section 548.509.
84	84	SECTION 8. Section 548.502, Transportation Code, is amended
85	85	to read as follows:
86	86	Sec. 548.502. INSPECTION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE
87	87	AGENCY. A political subdivision or state agency for which the
88	88	department certifies an inspection station under Section 548.004:
89	89	(1) shall pay to the state $27.50 [$5.50] for each
90	90	inspection under Section 548.509; and
91	91	(2) may not be required to pay the remainder of the
92	92	inspection fee.
93	93	SECTION 9. Section 548.503, Transportation Code, is amended
94	94	to read as follows:
95	95	Sec. 548.503. INITIAL FIVE-YEAR [TWO-YEAR] INSPECTION OF
96	96	PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) The fee for inspection of a
97	97	passenger car or light truck under Section 548.102 shall be set by
98	98	the department by rule on or before September 1 of each year. A fee
99	99	set by the department under this subsection must be based on the
100	100	costs of providing inspections and administering the program, but
101	101	may not be less than $32.25 [$21.75].
102	102	(b) Out of each fee for an inspection under this section,
103	103	$25.25 [$14.75] shall be remitted to the state under Section
104	104	548.509.
105	105	SECTION 10. Section 548.505, Transportation Code, is
106	106	amended to read as follows:
107	107	Sec. 548.505. EMISSIONS-RELATED INSPECTION FEE. (a) The
108	108	department by rule may impose an emissions-related inspection fee
109	109	for a vehicle inspected under Section 548.301(a) [in addition to
110	110	the fee provided by Section 548.501, 548.502, 548.503, or 548.504].
111	111	A fee imposed under this subsection must be based on the costs of:
112	112	(1) providing inspections; and
113	113	(2) administering the program.
114	114	(b) The department may provide a maximum fee for an
115	115	inspection under this section [subchapter]. The department may not
116	116	set a minimum fee for an inspection under this section
117	117	[subchapter].
118	118	SECTION 11. Section 548.508, Transportation Code, is
119	119	amended to read as follows:
120	120	Sec. 548.508. DISPOSITION OF FEES. Except as provided by
121	121	Sections 382.0622 and 382.202, Health and Safety Code, and Sections
122	122	[Section] 548.5055 and 548.510 of this code, each fee remitted to
123	123	the comptroller under this subchapter shall be deposited to the
124	124	credit of the Texas mobility fund.
125	125	SECTION 12. Section 548.509, Transportation Code, is
126	126	amended to read as follows:
127	127	Sec. 548.509. COLLECTION OF FEE DURING REGISTRATION. (a)
128	128	The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or a county
129	129	assessor-collector that registers a motor vehicle that is subject
130	130	to an inspection fee under this chapter or Section 382.202, Health
131	131	and Safety Code, shall collect at the time of registration of the
132	132	motor vehicle the portion of the inspection fee that is required to
133	133	be remitted to the state.
134	134	(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or the county
135	135	assessor-collector shall remit the fee to the comptroller.
136	136	SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.