Bill Text: TX HB4503 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the proof of ownership required for the registration of certain boats.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB4503 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB4503-Introduced.html

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86R13829 AAF-D
By: Bernal H.B. No. 4503

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the proof of ownership required for the registration of
certain boats.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.036, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A]
certificate of title is required as proof of ownership of a vessel
for which a certificate of number is sought.
(a-1) A certificate of title is not required under
Subsection (a) if:
(1) the vessel for which a certificate of number is
sought is more than 25 years old; and
(2) the owner of the vessel includes in an application
for a number:
(A) proof of purchase of the vessel;
(B) proof of inheritance of the vessel; or
(C) a written statement acknowledging that boat
theft is a felony.
SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
date of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt
rules necessary to implement Section 31.036, Parks and Wildlife
Code, as amended by this Act.
(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an
application for a certificate of number submitted to the Parks and
Wildlife Department on or after the effective date of this Act. An
application for a certificate of number submitted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
application was submitted, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.