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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle dealers; |
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waiving certain fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 501.0236 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0236. ISSUANCE OF TITLE AND PERMITS WHEN DEALER |
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GOES OUT OF BUSINESS. (a) This section applies only to a person who |
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is the purchaser of a motor vehicle for which the dealer: |
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(1) is required to apply for a title for the vehicle |
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under Section 501.0234; and |
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(2) does not apply for the title because the dealer has |
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gone out of business. |
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(b) A purchaser to whom this section applies may apply for: |
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(1) a title in the manner prescribed by the department |
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by rule; and |
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(2) on expiration of the buyer's tag issued to the |
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purchaser under Section 503.063, a 30-day permit under Section |
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502.095. |
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(c) An application for a title under this section must |
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include a release of any recorded lien on the motor vehicle unless |
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the only recorded lienholder is a dealer described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(d) The department shall waive the payment of fees for: |
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(1) a title issued to a purchaser described by this |
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section, if the purchaser can show that fees for a title were paid |
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to the dealer; and |
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(2) one 30-day permit issued to a purchaser described |
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by this section. |
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(e) Notwithstanding Section 503.033(e), the department may |
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recover against the surety bond executed by the dealer under |
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Section 503.033 the amount of any fee waived for a title or permit |
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issued under this section. |
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(f) The department shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 503.027(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A [If a dealer consigns for sale more than five vehicles
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in a calendar year from a location other than the location for which
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the dealer holds a general distinguishing number, the] dealer must |
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[also] hold a general distinguishing number for a [the] consignment |
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location unless the consignment location is a wholesale motor |
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vehicle auction. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3842 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 15, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3842 on May 24, 2019, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3842 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 128, |
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Nays 14, 1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3842 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays |
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4; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3842 on May 25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |