TITLE: Relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped is an amount set by the department as prescribed by Subsection (a-1) [$12.50].The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75. (a-1) On or before September 1 of each year, the department by rule shall set the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped under this section. The fee must be calculated so that an inspection station may retain for each inspection an amount equal to one hour's pay at the minimum hourly wage prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for salary group A6 of the position classification salary schedule. SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules establishing the fee for the inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped under Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act. (b) Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an inspection of a motor vehicle performed on or after the effective date of the rules described by Subsection (a) of this section. An inspection performed before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.