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SB1113 • 2025

Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  35. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  36. 2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  37. 2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1113 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R22710 BEE-D

By: Hughes

S.B. No. 1113

(VanDeaver)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1113:
No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain retail sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and

semitrailers by a holder of a converter's license.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2301.476, Occupations Code, is amended

by adding Subsections (h-2) and (h-3) to read as follows:

(h-2)

Notwithstanding any other law, a person who holds a

converter's license and has a physical presence in this state is not

required to hold any additional license or general distinguishing

number to sell to a retail purchaser:

(1) a new motor vehicle the person converted, if:

(A)

the motor vehicle is a motor vehicle

described by Section 2301.002(23)(A) or (B); and

(B)

the vehicle manufacturer transferred the

chassis and the manufacturer's statement of origin to the person;

or

(2)

a trailer or semitrailer, as those terms are

defined by Section 502.001, Transportation Code, that the person

manufactured.

(h-3)

A person who sells a new motor vehicle or trailer or

semitrailer to a retail purchaser as described by Subsection (h-2)

shall be considered a dealer with respect to any responsibility or

obligation of a dealer of that type of vehicle to the retail

purchaser under this chapter or Subtitle A, Title 7, Transportation

Code.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.