Can you quote which bill states this information? HB 2149 & SB 805 have been filed so you will only need one license plate for vehicles plates issued after Sept. 1. There is no dollar amount mentioned in either bill.

SB 805
HB 2149

Interesting read here.

link

I would be all for being one plate state and no inspections
But the law is the law and there is not a vehicle sold in the us without the ability of mounting a ft plate
Break it if ya want at your own risk
Stopped a lady once for it she shard " I thought the other was a spare"
I believed her, she came across that bright

Every Law Enforcement Association in The State Of Texas fights the one license plate bills every legislative session.

It makes it easier (literally twice as fast) for peace officers to verify identity/wanted status of vehicle owners and the status of vehicles' license and registration.

I don't see that changing so some hoity toity does not have to drill holes in the front bumper of their bougie bougie sports car.

Just my Texasshouldstayatwoplatestate .02,
LeonCarr

My wife bought a QX70 today. Got it home. No front plate bracket/ holder???

So if my car is over 60k do I still have to pay the same rate for one plate? What if they charge me for two plates?

The better question is why are they wasting their limited time in session with silliness.

I guess I'm not special!

I checked my sons lexus IS 250 and it didn't have a front bracket. I look all over for where a mount might go but couldn't find it anywhere. They should just do away with the front plate all together.

Ridiculous bill.

Dealer has the bracket all ya have to do is ask there is no extra charge at time of purchase

I drive my Super Duty with no front plate all the time, I drove my caddy with no front plate for 2 days and got warned by a Trooper lol.

I never had them on my sports cars, paid a few fines back in the day. I think it was $23 back then.

I’m more concerned and irritated that this dumbass Representative has nothing better to talk about or be concerned about than a [censored] front license plate on his vehicle. So, for everybody on this forum that doesn’t drive a model where the base price is $60,000 or higher, you are not worthy in this politicians eyes. He is an elitist and you are a peasant.

Even as dumb as politicians are, I can't imagine this farce not getting laughed off the floor. Either get rid of the front LP requirement across the board or leave it as-is. There is no in between.

Are we sure there is a 60k limit on that bill?

86R807 BEE-D

By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 673



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT
relating to the criminal offense of operating certain vehicles
without a license plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.943, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a road tractor, a
motorcycle, a trailer, a [or] semitrailer, or a luxury passenger
car that does not display a license plate that:
(1) has been assigned by the department for the
period; and
(2) complies with department rules regarding the
placement of license plates.
(b-1) In this section, "luxury passenger car" means a
passenger car that has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of
at least $60,000 for a baseline model.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

I may be misunderstanding your question, but it clearly states MSRP of at least $60K.

Many cars don't come with mountings for front license plates because 19 states don't require them and auto manufacturers don't build different bumpers for different states. You have to drill a hole in the bumper to mount one.

Yeah I added it after i asked the question.

Ahh, ok, that makes sense. It actually looks more insane in print than what I had pictured in my mind.

I believe the word is “base Line ”...$60,000 base model. That knocks out a lot of vehicles.

I'm okay with the bill. It just needs to be all vehicles. Seems ridiculous for only " luxury cars".