88R19967 BEE-D     By: Wilson, et al. H.B. No. 5081       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain motor vehicle safety inspection fees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the   fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped is an   amount set by the department as prescribed by Subsection (a-1)   [$12.50]. The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75.          (a-1)  On or before September 1 of each year, the department   by rule shall set the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other   than a moped under this section. The fee must be calculated so that   an inspection station may retain for each inspection an amount   equal to one hour's pay at the minimum hourly wage prescribed by the   General Appropriations Act for salary group A6 of the position   classification salary schedule.          SECTION 2.  (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt   rules establishing the fee for the inspection of a motor vehicle   other than a moped under Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as   amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act.          (b)  Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by   this Act, applies only to an inspection of a motor vehicle performed   on or after the effective date of the rules described by Subsection   (a) of this section.  An inspection performed before that date is   governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date   of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.