HBA-MPA, RAR H.B. 924 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 924 By: Craddick Transportation 3/12/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the law allows a person five days to renew vehicle registration regardless of whether there is an available location open to provide that service. This five-day period includes holidays and weekends. H.B. 924 allows five working days after the date that vehicle registration expires before a person commits an offense. 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 502.407(a), Transportation Code, to provide that a person commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 for operating a vehicle after the fifth working day, rather than after the fifth day, after the date the vehicle's registration expires. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.