BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2700
85R96 AJZ-D	By: Hunter (Hinojosa)
	Transportation
	5/10/2017
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 2700 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to design the license plates in consultation with an organization that seeks to raise awareness of childhood cancer in Texas. 

H.B. 2700 amends current law relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, by adding Section 504.655, as follows:

Sec. 504.655. CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS PLATES. (a) Requires the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to issue specialty license plates to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to design the license plates in consultation with an organization that seeks to raise awareness of childhood cancer in this state.

(b) Requires that the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates, after deduction of TxDMV's administrative costs, be deposited to the credit of an account created by the Texas comptroller of public accounts (comptroller) in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b) (relating to requiring that the portion of a certain fee be paid to the credit of a certain account created and managed by the comptroller). Authorizes money deposited to that account to be used by the Texas attorney general only to provide grants to benefit organizations operating in this state that raise awareness of, conduct research on, or provide services for persons diagnosed with childhood cancer.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2017.