By: Hancock  S.B. No. 1093          (In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2017; March 7, 2017,   read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   April 3, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 3, 2017,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1093 By:  Hancock     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles   that are not domiciled in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 548.052, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 548.052.  VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION.  This   chapter does not apply to:                (1)  a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile   home moving under or bearing a current factory-delivery license   plate or current in-transit license plate;                (2)  a vehicle moving under or bearing a paper dealer   in-transit tag, machinery license, disaster license, parade   license, prorate tab, one-trip permit, vehicle temporary transit   permit, antique license, custom vehicle license, street rod   license, temporary 24-hour permit, or permit license;                (3)  a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile   home having an actual gross weight or registered gross weight of   4,500 pounds or less;                (4)  farm machinery, road-building equipment, a farm   trailer, or a vehicle required to display a slow-moving-vehicle   emblem under Section 547.703;                (5)  a former military vehicle, as defined by Section   504.502;                (6)  a vehicle qualified for a tax exemption under   Section 152.092, Tax Code; [or]                (7)  a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been   issued but that is not required to be registered; or                (8)  a vehicle that:                      (A)  is not domiciled in this state;                      (B)  is registered:                            (i)  under the International Registration   Plan as authorized by Section 502.091; or                            (ii)  as a token trailer under Section   502.255, including for an extended period under Section 502.0023;   and                      (C)  has been issued a certificate of inspection   in compliance with federal motor carrier safety regulations.          SECTION 2.  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, 2017.     * * * * *