87R1236 MP-F     By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 427       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of   electric and hybrid vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060,   502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, [and] 502.357, and 502.360 and   Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county   assessor-collector under this chapter.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows:          Sec. 502.360.  ADDITIONAL FEE FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID   VEHICLES. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses   electricity as its only source of motor power.                (2)  "Hybrid vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses   gasoline or conventional diesel fuel and electricity as its sources   of motor power.          (b)  In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter,   at the time of application for registration or renewal of   registration of an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle, the   applicant shall pay an additional fee of:                (1)  $200, if the vehicle is an electric vehicle; or                (2)  $100, if the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle.          (c)  Fees collected under this section must be deposited to   the credit of the state highway fund.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.