HBA-MSH H.B. 2124 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2124 By: Noriega Transportation 3/20/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Texas uses a single procedure to register all vehicles in the state. Annually, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) mails a registration renewal form to the owner of each vehicle. Some businesses have a large number of vehicles, and receive a renewal notice for each vehicle which must be received, completed, and mailed back, creating a large amount of paperwork for the business as well as for the state. House Bill 2124 creates a consolidated registration system for vehicles in a fleet. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Department of Transportation in SECTION 1 (Section 502.0022, Transportation Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS House Bill 2124 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to allow the owner of a fleet of motor vehicles to apply for consolidated registration of all the vehicles in that fleet as a part of the TxDOT's automated registration and title system. The bill requires TxDOT to define by rule "fleet" for these purposes. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.