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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain fees and taxes collected by this state in |
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connection with a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.001(9), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(9) "Light truck" means a [commercial] motor vehicle, |
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other than a passenger car, motorcycle, golf cart, or bus, that has |
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a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of one ton or less. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 502.161, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.161. FEE: PASSENGER CAR, LIGHT TRUCK, MUNICIPAL |
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BUS, PRIVATE BUS. |
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SECTION 3. Section 502.161, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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passenger car, a municipal bus, or a private bus that weighs 6,000 |
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pounds or less is $50.50 [:
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[(1)
$40.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
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more than six years before the year in which the registration year
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begins;
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[(2)
$50.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
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more than three years but is six years or less before the year in
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which the registration year begins; or
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[(3)
$58.50 for a vehicle the model year of which is
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three years or less before the year in which the registration year
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begins]. |
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(e) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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light truck is $60.50. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 502.162, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.162. FEE: NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE RATED MORE |
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THAN ONE TON, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, OR TRUCK-TRACTOR. |
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SECTION 5. Section 502.162(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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noncommercial motor vehicle with a manufacturer's rated carrying |
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capacity of more than one ton, commercial motor vehicle, or |
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truck-tractor is $25 plus an amount determined according to the |
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vehicle's gross weight [and tire equipment], as follows: |
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| Gross weight |
Fee for each 100 pounds or |
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| in pounds |
fraction of 100 pounds |
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[Equipped with
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[Equipped with
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pneumatic tires] |
solid tires
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| 10,001-17,000 |
0.715 |
[0.88
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| 31,001 and over |
0.99 |
[1.32] |
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SECTION 6. Section 152.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The tax is $50 [$10]. |
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SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter |
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502, Transportation Code, apply only to the fee for a registration |
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period beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee |
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for a registration period beginning before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when the registration |
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period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 8. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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152.025, Tax Code, does not affect taxes imposed before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the law in effect before the |
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effective date of this Act is continued in effect for purposes of |
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the liability for and collection of those taxes. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |