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HB 2029

AN ACT relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Modifies vehicle safety inspection requirements for certain travel trailers in Texas, specifically addressing registration and inspection program fees. The legislation adjusts the annual fee structure for registering trailers, semitrailers, and travel trailers, potentially changing the cost and process for trailer owners when registering their vehicles. The bill takes effect either immediately with a two-thirds legislative vote or on September 1, 2025, if that threshold is not met.

Subject Areas

Vehicles & Traffic--General TRAILERS Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State VEHICLE INSPECTIONS Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

Bill Text

relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 548.510, Transportation
Code, as amended by Chapters 851 (H.B. 3297) and 999 (H.B. 198),
Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted
Sec. 548.510.  INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE.
SECTION 2.  Section 548.510(a), Transportation Code, as
amended by Chapters 851 (H.B. 3297) and 999 (H.B. 198), Acts of the
88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted to read as
(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), in
addition to other fees imposed at the time of registration, at the
time of application for initial registration or renewal of
registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole
trailer, or mobile home, the applicant shall pay an annual fee of
SECTION 3.  Section 548.054, Transportation Code, is
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill Sponsors

Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.

Candy Noble

Candy Noble

Primary Author
R House District 89

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.

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