87R8950 JRR-D     By: Martinez H.B. No. 2933       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to fees imposed on registration of a vehicle for which   registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060,   502.1911, 502.192, 502.1981, 502.356, and 502.357 and Subchapter H,   this section applies to all fees collected by a county   assessor-collector under this chapter.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter E, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 502.1981 to read as follows:          Sec. 502.1981.  DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) This   subsection applies only to a vehicle for which registration is   applied for under Section 501.0234 in the county in which the owner   is domiciled. Each Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall:                (1)  credit to the county road and bridge fund $25 of   each fee collected during the preceding week for registration of a   vehicle described by this subsection; and                (2)  send the remainder of the amount collected to the   department for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.          (b)  This subsection applies only to a vehicle for which   registration is applied for under Section 501.0234 in a county   other than the county in which the owner is domiciled. Each   Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall:                (1)  send $25 of each fee collected during the   preceding week for registration of a vehicle described by this   subsection to the county in which the owner of the vehicle is   domiciled; and                (2)  dispose of the remainder of the amount collected   in the manner provided by Section 502.198.          (c)  A county assessor-collector shall credit to the county   road and bridge fund the amount received by the county under   Subsection (b)(1).          (d)  This section does not apply to a fee collected for the   renewal of registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) or   (b).          SECTION 3.  Section 502.1983(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A county assessor-collector may:                (1)  deposit the fees subject to Section 502.198 or   502.1981(a) in an interest-bearing account or certificate in the   county depository; and                (2)  send the fees to the department not later than the   34th day after the date the fees are due under Section 502.198 or   502.1981(a), as applicable.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 502.4035 to read as follows:          Sec. 502.4035.  IMPOSITION OF OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE ON CERTAIN   VEHICLES PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of   this subchapter, an additional fee authorized by a county under   this subchapter, including an additional fee authorized under   Section 502.401, 502.402, or 502.403, may not be imposed on a   vehicle for which registration is applied for under Section   501.0234.          (b)  This section does not apply to the renewal of   registration of a vehicle described by Subsection (a).          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.