| TO: | Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2017 by McClendon (Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend various sections provisions of the Occupations Code and Transportation Code to update definitions and provisions relating to the organization, governance, duties and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The bill would allow the department to enter into inter-local contracts. The bill would also allow the department to conduct public service educational campaigns related to its functions. The bill would require DMV board advisory committee meetings to be accessible to the public. The bill would give the board the authority to establish rules to provide for the filing of a license application and the issuance of a license by electronic means. The bill would authorize DMV to assess a service charge for a credit card payment, the proceeds of which would be deposited to the State Highway Fund.
The bill would also exempt DMV from certain provisions in the Government Code relating to the use of Texas Online. Based on the analysis of the Department of Information Resources this provision could have a fiscal impact: however, based on information provided by DMV, it is assumed the agency would continue using TexasOnline services throughout the upcoming state fiscal biennium.
Based on the analysis of the Department of Motor Vehicles it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 313 Department of Information Resources, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, MW, TG, RAN
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