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AN ACT
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relating to titling and registration of assembled trailers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subdivisions (1), (1-a), (8), (19), and (31) and adding |
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Subdivisions (1-b) and (8-a) to read as follows: |
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(1) "Assembled trailer" means a trailer, semitrailer, |
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or travel trailer that is built or assembled by a hobbyist. |
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(1-a) "Assembled vehicle" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 731.001. |
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(1-b) [(1-a)] "Certificate of title" means a printed |
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record of title issued under Section 501.021. |
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(8) "First sale" means: |
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(A) the bargain, sale, transfer, or delivery of a |
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motor vehicle, other than an assembled trailer or assembled |
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vehicle, that has not been previously registered or titled, with |
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intent to pass an interest in the motor vehicle, other than a lien, |
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regardless of where the bargain, sale, transfer, or delivery |
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occurred; and |
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(B) the registration or titling of that vehicle. |
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(8-a) "Hobbyist" means a person who: |
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(A) builds or assembles an assembled trailer for |
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personal use; |
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(B) does not engage in the continuous sale of |
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vehicles, as defined by the department; and |
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(C) is not the maker of a kit or a manufacturer, |
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as defined by Section 2301.002, Occupations Code. |
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(19) "Owner" means: |
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(A) a person, other than a manufacturer, |
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importer, distributor, or dealer, claiming title to or having a |
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right to operate under a lien a motor vehicle that has been subject |
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to a first sale; or |
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(B) a hobbyist who constructed an assembled |
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trailer. |
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(31) "Used motor vehicle" means: |
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(A) a motor vehicle that has been the subject of a |
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first sale; [or] |
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(B) an assembled vehicle that has been issued a |
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title; or |
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(C) an assembled trailer that has been issued a |
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title or has been registered under Chapter 502. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 501.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.009. ASSEMBLED TRAILER. For purposes of this |
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chapter, an assembled trailer is considered to be, as applicable, a |
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trailer, semitrailer, or travel trailer, including a farm trailer |
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or farm semitrailer. |
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SECTION 3. Section 502.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: |
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(2-a) "Assembled trailer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 501.002. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.006. ASSEMBLED TRAILER. For purposes of this |
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chapter, an assembled trailer is considered to be, as applicable, a |
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trailer, semitrailer, or travel trailer, including a farm trailer |
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or farm semitrailer. |
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SECTION 5. Section 502.040(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Not more than 30 days after purchasing a vehicle, [or] |
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becoming a resident of this state, or completing construction of an |
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assembled trailer, the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, [or] |
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semitrailer, or assembled trailer shall apply for the registration |
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of the vehicle for: |
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(1) each registration year in which the vehicle is |
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used or to be used on a public highway; and |
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(2) if the vehicle is unregistered for a registration |
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year that has begun and that applies to the vehicle and if the |
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vehicle is used or to be used on a public highway, the remaining |
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portion of that registration year. |
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SECTION 6. Section 731.001(a)(4), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(4) "Assembled vehicle" means: |
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(A) an assembled motor vehicle; |
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(B) an assembled motorcycle; |
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(C) [an assembled trailer; |
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[(D)] a custom vehicle; |
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(D) [(E)] a street rod; |
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(E) [(F)] a replica; or |
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(F) [(G)] a glider kit. |
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SECTION 7. Section 731.001(a)(3), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 261 passed the Senate on |
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April 12, 2023, 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. 261 passed the House on |
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May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |