TX SB2718

Requires all vehicle registrations in Texas to be for a full 12-month period, including delinquent registrations, eliminating the department's ability to designate shorter registration periods

Delinquent registrants must register for a new 12-month period ending on the last day of the 11th month after the registration occurs, rather than maintaining their original registration month

Waives additional fees for delinquent registrations when the applicant provides evidence establishing good reason for the delinquency

Imposes an additional fee on delinquent registrants without good cause, calculated as one-twelfth the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months the vehicle was unregistered

Persons cited for operating an unregistered vehicle must pay both a 20% penalty on the 12-month registration fee and the prorated fee for months the vehicle was unregistered