Bill Text: TX HB1750 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the inspection period for a motor vehicle; increasing certain fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - Left pending in committee [HB1750 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1750-Introduced.html

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86R7504 MP-D
By: Leman H.B. No. 1750

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inspection period for a motor vehicle; increasing
certain fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 382.0622(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Clean Air Act fees consist of:
(1) fees collected by the commission under Sections
382.062, 382.0621, 382.202, and 382.302 and as otherwise provided
by law;
(2) $4 [$2] from the portion of each fee collected for
inspections of vehicles other than mopeds and remitted to the state
under Section [Sections] 548.501 [and 548.503], Transportation
Code; and
(3) fees collected that are required under Section 185
of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7511d).
SECTION 2. Section 548.051, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.051. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO REGULAR
INSPECTION. (a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole
trailer, or mobile home, registered in this state, must have the
following items inspected biennially at an inspection station or by
an inspector:
(1) tires;
(2) wheel assembly;
(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section
547.606;
(4) brake system, including power brake unit;
(5) steering system, including power steering;
(6) lighting equipment;
(7) horns and warning devices;
(8) mirrors;
(9) windshield wipers;
(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is
exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613;
(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt
anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment;
(12) exhaust system;
(13) exhaust emission system;
(14) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing
equipment approved by department rule; and
(15) emissions control equipment as designated by
department rule.
(b) A moped is subject to inspection in the same manner as a
motorcycle, except that:
(1) the only items of equipment required to be
inspected are the brakes, headlamps, rear lamps, and reflectors,
which must comply with the standards prescribed by Sections 547.408
and 547.801; and
(2) a moped must be inspected annually.
SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 548,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. [PERIODS OF INSPECTION;] PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE
OF PASSING VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
SECTION 4. Section 548.103, Transportation Code, is
transferred to Subchapter E, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,
redesignated as Section 548.2571, Transportation Code, and amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.2571 [548.103]. EXTENDED INSPECTION PERIOD FOR
CERTAIN VEHICLES. The department may extend the time within which
the resident owner of a vehicle that is not in this state when an
inspection is required must have the [obtain a] vehicle inspected
[inspection report in this state].
SECTION 5. Section 548.254, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.254. VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT. The
department, and the conservation commission if necessary, by rule
shall establish the length of time a [A] vehicle inspection report
required by this chapter is valid [invalid after the end of the 12th
month following the month in which the report is issued].
SECTION 6. Subchapter E, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 548.257 to read as follows:
Sec. 548.257. TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED
ENFORCEMENT. The department shall require a vehicle required to be
inspected under this chapter to pass the required inspection:
(1) for initial registration, not earlier than 90 days
before the date of registration;
(2) for a renewal of registration, not earlier than 90
days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's registration;
(3) if the vehicle is a used motor vehicle sold by a
dealer, as defined by Section 503.001, in the 180 days preceding the
date the dealer sells the vehicle; or
(4) if the vehicle is subject to the federal motor
carrier safety regulations, in a period that complies with those
regulations.
SECTION 7. Sections 548.501(a) and (b), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Section [Sections 548.503 and]
548.504, the fee for inspection of a [motor] vehicle under Section
548.051(a) [other than a moped] is $18.50 [$12.50]. The fee for
inspection of a moped under Section 548.051(b) is $5.75.
(b) Out of each fee for an inspection of a vehicle other than
a moped, $11.50 [$5.50] shall be remitted to the state under Section
548.509. Out of each fee for an inspection of a moped, $5.50 shall
be remitted to the state under Section 548.509.
SECTION 8. Section 548.502, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.502. INSPECTION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE
AGENCY. A political subdivision or state agency for which the
department certifies an inspection station under Section 548.004:
(1) shall pay to the state $11.50 [$5.50] for each
inspection under Section 548.051(a) [548.509]; and
(2) may not be required to pay the remainder of the
inspection fee.
SECTION 9. Section 548.505(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department by rule may impose an inspection fee for
a vehicle inspected under Section 548.301(a) in addition to the fee
provided by Section 548.501, 548.502, [548.503,] or 548.504. A fee
imposed under this subsection must be based on the costs of:
(1) providing inspections; and
(2) administering the program.
SECTION 10. Sections 548.101, 548.102, and 548.503,
Transportation Code, are repealed.
SECTION 11. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.