89R1738 CS-D     By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 3046       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the display of a license plate only on the rear of a   motor vehicle; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must:                (1)  authorize a motor vehicle to display only a rear   license plate if the applicant for the vehicle's registration pays   to the department an annual fee of $50; and                (2)  require a motor vehicle that displays only a rear   license plate as authorized by Subdivision (1) to display on the   vehicle's windshield a distinctive insignia issued by the   department for validation of that authorization.          (e)  The department shall deposit a fee collected under   Subsection (d) to the credit of the state highway fund.          SECTION 2.  Sections 504.943(a) and (d), Transportation   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits   an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a   registration period, a motor vehicle that does not:                (1)  display two license plates that:                      (A) [(1)]  have been assigned by the department   for the period; and                      (B) [(2)]  comply with department rules regarding   the placement of license plates; or                (2)  display:                      (A)  a rear license plate that:                            (i)  has been assigned by the department for   the period; and                            (ii)  complies with department rules   regarding the placement of a rear license plate; and                      (B)  a windshield insignia described by Section   504.010(d) that complies with department rules.          (d)  A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection   (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A)(i), or (a)(2)(B) [(a)(1)] if the defendant:                (1)  remedies the defect before the defendant's first   court appearance; and                (2)  pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.