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David Graves

Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill to be Considered by House Transportation Committee on Tues., May 5th

SEMA model legislation (H.B. 2412) that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles will be considered by the full Texas House Transportation Committee on Tues., May 5, 2009. Introduced by State Representative Charlie Howard (charlie.howard@house.state.tx.us), H.B. 2412 defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948.

We Urge You to Contact All Members of the House Transportation Committee (List Attached Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for H.B. 2412

H.B. 2412 provides specific registration/titling classes and license plates for street rods and customs, including replicas. Street rods are of a pre-1949 vintage; customs are of the post-1949 era.

H.B. 2412 allows for the use of non-original materials and creates a titling and registration criterion that assigns these vehicles the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.

H.B. 2412 only holds street rods, customs and replicas to the equipment standards specified by law during the model year listed on the title of the vehicle.

H.B. 2412 recognizes the immeasurable amount of time, money and attention automotive enthusiasts invest in their hobby cars. Street rods, customs and replicas are the same crowd pleasers that participate in exhibitions and as parade vehicles, and whose owners regularly contribute to charities and civic events. This legislation represents an opportunity to acknowledge this family hobby and to protect it for future generations.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the House Transportation Committee to urge support for H.B. 2412.

Texas House Transportation Committee

Representative Joseph Pickett – Chair
Phone: 512/463-0596
Fax: 512/463-6504
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=79&rep=joe.pickett

Representative Larry Phillips
Phone: 512/463-0297
Fax: 512/463-1561
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=62&rep=larry.phillips

Representative Bill Callegari
Phone: 512/463-0528
Fax: 512/463-7820
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=132&rep=bill.callegari

Representative Yvonne Davis
Phone: 512/463-0598
Fax: 512/463-2297
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=111&rep=yvonne.davis

Representative Jim Dunnam
Phone: 512/463-0508
Fax: 512/463-5934
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=57&rep=jim.dunnam

Representative Ryan Guillen
Phone: 512/463-0416
Fax: 512/463-1012
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=31&rep=ryan.guillen

Representative Linda Harper-Brown
Phone: 512/463-0641
Fax: 512/463-0044
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=105&rep=linda.harper-Brown

Representative Ruth Jones McClendon
Phone: 512/463-0708
Fax: 512/463-7071
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=120&rep=ruth.mcclendon

Representative Tommy Merritt
Phone: 512/463-0750
Fax: 512/463-9085
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=7&rep=tommy.merritt

Representative Todd Smith
Phone: 512/463-0522
Fax: 512/463-9529
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=92&rep=todd.smith

Representative Wayne Smith
Phone: 512/463-0733
Fax: 512/463-1323
Webform: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=128&rep=wayne.smith

Please e-mail a copy of your letters to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org

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Texas Street Rod and Replica Vehicle Bill Fails to Receive Vote in Full House of Representatives; Hope Remains!

SEMA model legislation (H.B. 2412) to create a vehicle registration classification for street rods, custom vehicles and replicas and provide for special license plates for these vehicles did not receive a vote by the Texas House of Representatives before the legislature’s crossover deadline. The crossover deadline requires legislation to be approved by a certain date by at least one of the legislative chambers (House or Senate). The deadline was Thurs., May 14. Bills must be approved by both the House and Senate in order to be sent to the governor and enacted into law.

However, there remains a chance that H.B. 2412 will be attached to a bill that has already been approved by the House and currently awaits consideration in a Senate committee. We will keep you updated as events warrant.

Thank you for your patience and for participating in this effort.