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	Amend CSHB 300 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following ARTICLE to the bill, appropriately numbered, and 
renumbering subsequent ARTICLES accordingly:

ARTICLE ____.  ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC CHECK AND CREDIT CARD 
PAYMENTS BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS
	SECTION ____.01.  Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Local 
Government Code, is amended by adding Section 130.0025 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 130.0025.  REQUIRED ACCEPTANCE OF CHECK OR CREDIT CARD 
PAYMENT.  Notwithstanding Section 130.002, a county tax 
assessor-collector shall accept a check or credit card invoice for 
the payment of:
		(1)  motor vehicle registration fees under Chapter 502, 
Transportation Code; and
		(2)  motor vehicle title transfer fees under Chapter 
501, Transportation Code.
	SECTION ____.02.  Subchapter B, Chapter 130, Local 
Government Code, is amended by adding Section 130.00465 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 130.00465.  REQUIRED ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENTS BY 
ELECTRONIC MEANS.  Notwithstanding Section 130.00465, a county tax 
assessor-collector shall accept payment by electronic means as 
conditional payment of a county or state fee or tax.