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AN ACT
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relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of |
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motor vehicles. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION�1.��Section 502.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: |
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�������������(1-a)��"Commercial fleet"�means a group of at least 25 |
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nonapportioned motor vehicles owned by a corporation, limited or |
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general partnership, limited liability company, or other business |
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entity and used for the business purposes of that entity. |
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�������SECTION�2.��Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.0023 to read as follows: |
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�������Sec.�502.0023.��EXTENDED REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL FLEET |
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MOTOR VEHICLES. �(a)��Notwithstanding Section 502.158(c), the |
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department shall develop and implement a system of registration to |
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allow an owner of a commercial fleet to register the motor vehicles |
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in the commercial fleet for an extended registration period of not |
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less than one year or more than eight years. �The owner may select |
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the number of years for registration under this section within that |
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range and register the commercial fleet for that period. �Payment |
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for all registration fees for the entire registration period |
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selected is due at the time of registration. |
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�������(b)��A system of extended registration under this section |
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must allow the owner of a commercial fleet to register: |
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�������������(1)��an entire commercial fleet in the county of the |
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owner's residence or principal place of business; or |
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�������������(2)��the motor vehicles in a commercial fleet that are |
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operated most regularly in the same county. |
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�������(c)��In addition to the registration fees prescribed by |
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Subchapter D, an owner registering a commercial fleet under this |
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section shall pay: |
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�������������(1)��an annual commercial fleet registration fee of $10 |
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per motor vehicle in the fleet; and |
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�������������(2)��except as provided by Subsection (e), a one-time |
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license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 for each fleet motor |
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vehicle license plate. |
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�������(d)��A license plate issued under this section: |
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�������������(1)��may, on request of the owner, include the name or |
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logo of the business entity that owns the vehicle; |
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�������������(2)��must include the expiration date of the |
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registration period; and |
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�������������(3)��does not require an annual registration insignia |
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to be valid. |
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�������(e)��In addition to all other applicable registration fees, |
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an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section shall |
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pay a one-time license plate manufacturing fee of $8 for each set of |
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plates issued that includes on the legend the name or logo of the |
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business entity that owns the vehicle instead of the fee imposed by |
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Subsection (c)(2). |
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�������(f)��If a motor vehicle registered under this section has a |
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gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds, the department shall also |
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issue a registration card for the vehicle that is valid for the |
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selected registration period. |
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�������(g)��The department shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section, including rules on suspension from the commercial fleet |
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program for failure to comply with this section or rules adopted |
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under this section. |
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�������(h)��The department and the counties in their budgeting |
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processes shall consider any temporary increases and resulting |
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decreases in revenue that will result from the use of the process |
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provided under this section. |
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�������SECTION�3.��Subsection (b), Section 501.0234, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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�������(b)��This section does not apply to a motor vehicle: |
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�������������(1)��that has been declared a total loss by an insurance |
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company in the settlement or adjustment of a claim; |
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�������������(2)��for which the certificate of title has been |
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surrendered in exchange for: |
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�������������������(A)��a salvage vehicle title issued under this |
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chapter; |
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�������������������(B)��a nonrepairable vehicle title issued under |
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this chapter; |
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�������������������(C)��a certificate of authority issued under |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 683; or |
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�������������������(D)��an ownership document issued by another state |
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that is comparable to a document described by Paragraphs (A)-(C); |
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[or] |
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�������������(3)��with a gross weight in excess of 11,000 pounds; or |
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�������������(4)��purchased by a commercial fleet buyer who is a |
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full-service deputy under Section 502.114 and who utilizes the |
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dealer title application process developed to provide a method to |
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submit title transactions to the county in which the commercial |
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fleet buyer is a full-service deputy. |
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�������SECTION�4.��Section 502.0022, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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�������SECTION�5.��The Texas Department of Transportation shall |
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adopt the rules and establish the system required under Section |
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502.0023, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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January 1, 2010. |
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�������SECTION�6.��This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I certify that H.B. No. 3433 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2009, by the following vote:��Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3433 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote:��Yeas 141, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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�������I certify that H.B. No. 3433 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2009, by the following vote:��Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate��� |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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��������������Governor������� |