HBA-MSH H.B. 2124 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2124
By: Noriega
Transportation
3/20/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Texas uses a single procedure to register all vehicles in the state.
Annually, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) mails a
registration renewal form to the owner of each vehicle.  Some  businesses
have a large number of vehicles, and receive a renewal notice for each
vehicle which must be received, completed, and mailed back, creating a
large amount of paperwork for the business as well as for the state. House
Bill 2124 creates a consolidated registration system for vehicles in a
fleet. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Department of Transportation
in SECTION 1 (Section 502.0022, Transportation Code) of this bill. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2124 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas
Department of Transportation 
(TxDOT) to allow the owner of a fleet of motor vehicles to apply for
consolidated registration of all the vehicles in that fleet as a part of
the TxDOT's automated registration and title system.  The bill requires
TxDOT to define by rule "fleet" for these purposes. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.