88R11654 BEE-D     By: Spiller H.B. No. 3505       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to motor vehicle safety inspections; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 548.002, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 548.002.  DEPARTMENT RULES.  (a) The department may   adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter.          (b)  A rule adopted under this section may not prohibit the   holder of a vehicle inspection station license from refusing to   inspect a vehicle.          SECTION 2.  Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 548.501.  INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as   provided by Section [Sections 548.503 and] 548.504, an inspection   station may charge a fee for performing an [the fee for] inspection   of a motor vehicle in an amount set by the operator of the   inspection station [other than a moped is $12.50. The fee for   inspection of a moped is $5.75].          (b)  For each inspection performed at an inspection station   under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection,] $5.50 shall   be remitted to the state under Section 548.509.          SECTION 3.  Section 548.503, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 548.503.  INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR   OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) An inspection station may charge a fee for   performing an [The fee for] inspection of a passenger car or light   truck under Section 548.102 in an amount [shall be] set by the   operator of the inspection station [department by rule on or before   September 1 of each year. A fee set by the department under this   subsection must be based on the costs of providing inspections and   administering the program, but may not be less than $21.75].          (b)  For each inspection performed at an inspection station   under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection under this   section,] $14.75 shall be remitted to the state under Section   548.509.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.