TITLE: Relating to the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.

SUMMARY: Relating to the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.040(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Not more than 30 days after purchasing a vehicle or becoming a resident of this state, the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer shall apply for the registration of the vehicle for: (1) each registration year in which the vehicle is used or to be used on a public highway; and (2) if the vehicle is unregistered for a registration year that has begun and that applies to the vehicle and if the vehicle is used or to be used on a public highway, a [the remaining portion of that] registration year designated by the department of 12 consecutive months to begin on the day of registration.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.