HBA-GUM H.B. 2537 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2537
By: Davis, Yvonne
Transportation
3/29/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Lemon Law (Article 4413(36), Section 6.07, V.T.C.S.)
can be interpreted to apply to any motor vehicle that is physically in this
state, regardless of where it was purchased.  H.B. 2537 limits the
applicability of the Texas Lemon Law to a motor vehicle purchased in Texas
or titled and registered with the Texas Department of Transportation
through the county tax-assessor collector. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 6.07(a), Article 4413(36), V.T.C.S., to provide
that this section, relating to warranty performance obligations for certain
motor vehicles, applies only to a motor vehicle purchased or leased in this
state by its current owner or that has a certificate of title under Chapter
501 (Certificate of Title Act), Transportation Code, and is registered
under Chapter 502 (Registration of Vehicles), Transportation Code.  Deletes
text defining an "owner" as a person designated on a document equivalent to
a certificate of title issued by the Texas Department of Transportation and
issued by a duly authorized agency of another state. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.