Bill Text: TX HB2513 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Referred to Transportation [HB2513 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2513-Introduced.html
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| By: Martinez | H.B. No. 2513 | |
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| relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an | ||
| electric vehicle. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, | ||
| 502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, [ |
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| Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county | ||
| assessor-collector under this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. (a) In | ||
| this section, "electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses | ||
| electricity as its only source of motor power. | ||
| (b) In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter, | ||
| the commissioners court of a county may impose, for registering an | ||
| electric vehicle, an additional fee of: | ||
| (1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), $200; or | ||
| (2) $300, if the vehicle has a gross weight of more | ||
| than 10,000 pounds. | ||
| (c) The additional fee shall be collected for an electric | ||
| vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. | ||
| The fee revenue collected must be deposited to the credit of the | ||
| county road and bridge fund. | ||
| (d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer | ||
| registration for an electric vehicle under this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
