88R14361 JAM-D     By: Talarico H.B. No. 4243       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a one-year moratorium on the collection of registration   and inspection fees for certain motor vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 502.19101 to read as follows:          Sec. 502.19101.  ONE-YEAR REGISTRATION FEE MORATORIUM. (a)   This section applies to any fee imposed under this chapter for a   motor vehicle that weighs 10,000 pounds or less.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not collect   a registration fee or any other fee under this chapter between   September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024.          (c)  For each motor vehicle registered or other transaction   performed for which a fee is authorized under this chapter, the   department shall deposit to the credit of the appropriate fund or   send to a political subdivision, as appropriate, an amount,   appropriated to the department for this purpose, that is equal to   the amount of the fees that would otherwise be deposited to that   fund or kept by or sent to the political subdivision for the   registration or transaction.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2024.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 548.5015 to read as follows:          Sec. 548.5015.  ONE-YEAR INSPECTION FEE MORATORIUM. (a)   This section applies to any fee imposed under this subchapter for   the inspection of a motor vehicle that weighs 10,000 pounds or less.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not collect   an inspection fee under this subchapter between September 1, 2023,   and August 31, 2024.          (c)  For each motor vehicle inspection performed for which a   fee is authorized under this subchapter, the department shall   deposit to the credit of the appropriate fund or send to a political   subdivision or inspection station, as appropriate, an amount,   appropriated to the department for this purpose, that is equal to   the amount of fees that would otherwise be deposited to that fund or   kept by the political subdivision or inspection station for the   inspection.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2024.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.