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AN ACT
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relating to allowing safety recall information to be included in a |
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vehicle inspection report. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The commission may adopt rules providing for the |
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inclusion on a vehicle inspection report for a vehicle inspected in |
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a county that is included in a vehicle emissions inspection and |
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maintenance program under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, |
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Transportation Code, of notification regarding whether the vehicle |
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is subject to a safety recall for which the vehicle has not been |
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repaired or the repairs are incomplete. The commission may accept |
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gifts, grants, and donations from any source, including private and |
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nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of providing the |
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notification described by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.252, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department may adopt rules providing for the |
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inclusion on a vehicle inspection report for a vehicle inspected |
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under this chapter notification regarding whether the vehicle is |
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subject to a safety recall for which the vehicle has not been |
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repaired or the repairs are incomplete. The department may accept |
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gifts, grants, and donations from any source, including private and |
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nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of providing the |
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notification described by this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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and the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas are |
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required to implement a provision of this Act, as applicable, only |
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if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that |
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purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money |
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specifically for that purpose, the commission and the department |
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may, but are not required to, implement a provision of this Act, as |
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applicable, using other appropriations available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 711 passed the Senate on |
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May 1, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 711 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 12, |
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one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |