H.B. No. 718
 
 
 
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of certain tags, permits, and license
plates authorizing the movement of vehicles and the transfer and
renewal of certain license plates.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 152.027, Tax Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 152.027.  TAX ON [METAL] DEALER PLATES.
       SECTION 2.  Section 152.027(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
       (a)  A use tax is imposed on each person to whom is issued a
[metal] dealer's plate under Section 503.061 or 503.0615,
[authorized by Chapter 503,] Transportation Code.
       SECTION 3.  Section 152.042, Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
       Sec. 152.042.  COLLECTION OF TAX ON DEALER'S LICENSE [METAL
DEALER] PLATES. A person required to pay the tax imposed by Section
152.027 shall pay the tax to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles,
and the department may not issue the [metal] dealer's license
plates until the tax is paid.
       SECTION 4.  Section 501.022(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to a motor vehicle
operated on a public highway in this state with a [metal] dealer's
license plate [or a dealer's or buyer's temporary tag] attached to
the vehicle as provided by Chapter 503.
       SECTION 5.  Sections 501.0236(b) and (d), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
       (b)  A purchaser to whom this section applies may apply for[:
             [(1)]  a title in the manner prescribed by the
department by rule[; and
             [(2)  on expiration of the buyer's tag issued to the
purchaser under Section 503.063, a 30-day permit under Section
502.095].
       (d)  The department shall waive the payment of fees for[:
             [(1)]  a title issued to a purchaser described by this
section[,] if the purchaser can show that fees for a title were paid
to the dealer[; and
             [(2)  one 30-day permit issued to a purchaser described
by this section].
       SECTION 6.  Section 502.095, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       Sec. 502.095.  ONE-TRIP OR 30-DAY TRIP LICENSE PLATES
[PERMITS]. (a) The department may issue a temporary metal license
plate [permit] in lieu of registration for a vehicle subject to
registration in this state that  is not authorized to travel on a
public highway because of the lack of registration in this state or
the lack of reciprocity with the state or country in which the
vehicle is registered.
       (b)  A license plate [permit] issued under this section is
valid for:
             (1)  one trip, as provided by Subsection (c); or
             (2)  30 days, as provided by Subsection (d).
       (c)  A one-trip license plate [permit] is valid for one trip
between the points of origin and destination and those intermediate
points specified in the application and registration receipt.
Unless the vehicle is a bus operating under charter that is not
covered by a reciprocity agreement with the state or country in
which the bus is registered, a one-trip license plate [permit] is
for the transit of the vehicle only, and the vehicle may not be used
for the transportation of any passenger or property. A one-trip
license plate [permit] may not be valid for longer than 15 days from
the effective date of registration.
       (d)  A 30-day license plate [permit] may be issued only to a
passenger vehicle, a private bus, a trailer or semitrailer with a
gross weight of not more than 10,000 pounds, a light truck, or a
light commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of more than
10,000 pounds that will operate unladen. A person may request from
the department an extension of the period a [obtain multiple]
30-day license plate is valid [permits]. The department may issue a
single registration receipt to apply to all of the periods for which
the vehicle is registered.
       (e)  A person may obtain a license plate [permit] under this
section by:
             (1)  applying as provided by the department to:
       

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Transportation Code 501.022, Transportation Code 501.0236, Transportation Code 503.063, Transportation Code 503.0626, Transportation Code 503.0631, Transportation Code 503.068 (Transportation Code 501, Transportation Code 503)
House Committee Report: Transportation Code 501.022, Transportation Code 501.0236, Transportation Code 502.043, Transportation Code 502.059, Transportation Code 502.255, Transportation Code 502.410, Transportation Code 503.038, Transportation Code 503.063, Transportation Code 503.0631, Transportation Code 503.068, Transportation Code 503.069, Transportation Code 504.007, Transportation Code 520.051, Transportation Code 548.052, Transportation Code 601.002, Transportation Code 648.101, Government Code 418.016 (Transportation Code 503, Transportation Code 548, Transportation Code 504, Transportation Code 502, Transportation Code 648, Transportation Code 520, Transportation Code 501, Transportation Code 601, Government Code 418)
Engrossed: Transportation Code 501.022, Transportation Code 501.0236, Transportation Code 502.043, Transportation Code 502.059, Transportation Code 502.255, Transportation Code 502.410, Transportation Code 503.038, Transportation Code 503.063, Transportation Code 503.0631, Transportation Code 503.068, Transportation Code 503.069, Transportation Code 504.007, Transportation Code 520.051, Transportation Code 548.052, Transportation Code 601.002, Transportation Code 648.101, Government Code 418.016 (Transportation Code 503, Transportation Code 548, Transportation Code 504, Transportation Code 502, Transportation Code 648, Transportation Code 520, Transportation Code 501, Transportation Code 601, Government Code 418)
Senate Committee Report: Tax Code 152.027, Transportation Code 501.0041, Transportation Code 501.022, Transportation Code 501.0236, Transportation Code 502.095, Transportation Code 502.410, Transportation Code 503.008, Transportation Code 503.038, Transpo