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Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors, the official text

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H.B. No. 630

AN ACT

relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.

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

SECTION 1. Section 31.055, Parks and Wildlife Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 31.055. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply

to:

(1) vessels with a valid marine document issued by the

United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center or

a federal agency that is a successor to the National Vessel

Documentation Center; or

(2) an outboard motor that:

(A) is at least 40 years of age; and

(B) has a capacity of not more than 25

horsepower.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________
______________________________

President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 630 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 3, 3 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 630 was passed by the Senate on May

15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor
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