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| 1 | 1 | 89R5469 GP-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 725 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, | |
| 10 | 10 | including the removal of license plates and registration insignia. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2309, Occupations Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 2309.006 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 2309.006. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CASUAL SALE OR | |
| 15 | 15 | INCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT IN USED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS RECYCLING. (a) | |
| 16 | 16 | This chapter does not apply to a person who engages in the casual | |
| 17 | 17 | sale of used automotive parts or otherwise engages in used | |
| 18 | 18 | automotive parts recycling as an incidental part of the person's | |
| 19 | 19 | business. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement | |
| 21 | 21 | Subsection (a). | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. Section 2309.352, Occupations Code, is amended | |
| 23 | 23 | to read as follows: | |
| 24 | 24 | Sec. 2309.352. REMOVAL OF LICENSE PLATES AND REGISTRATION | |
| 25 | 25 | INSIGNIA. Immediately on receipt of a motor vehicle, a used | |
| 26 | 26 | automotive parts recycler shall: | |
| 27 | 27 | (1) remove any [unexpired] license plates and | |
| 28 | 28 | registration insignia from the vehicle; and | |
| 29 | 29 | (2) place the license plates in a secure place until | |
| 30 | 30 | destroyed by the used automotive parts recycler. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |