85R17490 JAM-F     By: Dean, Larson, Paddie, Wray, H.B. No. 1693       Thompson of Harris, et al.     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1693:     By:  Thompson of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 1693       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle   title.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 501.072, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 501.072.  ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a) Except   as provided by Subsection (c), the transferor [seller] of a motor   vehicle [sold] in this state shall provide to the transferee   [buyer, on a form prescribed by the department,] a [written]   disclosure of the vehicle's odometer reading at the time of the   transfer in compliance with 49 U.S.C. Section 32705 [sale. The form   must include space for the signature and printed name of both the   seller and buyer].          (b)  When application for a [certificate of] title is made,   the transferee [owner] shall record the [current] odometer reading   on the application. The [written] disclosure required by   Subsection (a) must accompany the application.          (c)  An odometer disclosure statement is not required for the   transfer [sale] of a motor vehicle that is exempt from odometer   disclosure requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 580 [:                [(1)     has a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of   more than two tons;                [(2)  is not self-propelled;                [(3)  is 10 or more years old;                [(4)     is sold directly by the manufacturer to an agency   of the United States government in conformity with contractual   specifications; or                [(5)  is a new motor vehicle].          (d)  The department shall provide for use consistent with 49   C.F.R. Part 580:                (1)  a secure power of attorney form; and                (2)  a secure reassignment form for licensed motor   vehicle dealers.          (e)  In this section, "transferee" and "transferor" have the   meanings assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 580.3.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 501, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 501.077 to read as follows:          Sec. 501.077.  FORMS; VERIFICATION. (a) The department   shall provide in electronic and paper formats and for use   consistent with 49 C.F.R. Part 580:                (1)  a secure power of attorney form; and                 (2)  a secure reassignment form for licensed motor   vehicle dealers.          (b)  This section does not require the department to certify   an electronic signature process or an electronic signature vendor   before accepting a form described by Subsection (a) that is   executed with an electronic signature.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.