Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1130 by Hinojosa (Relating to the issuance of Register to Vote specialty license plates.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Subchapter G, Chapter 504 of the Transportation Code to require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue "Register to Vote" specialty license plates. The bill would stipulate that the fee for issuance of the plates, after deduction for DMV administrative costs, is to be deposited to an account created by the Comptroller in the License Plate Trust Fund and may only be used by the Secretary of State for Project V.O.T.E. or a successor voter education program. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2019.
Based on information provided by DMV, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. The fee for issuance of a specialty license plate under Subchapter G, Chapter 504 of the Transportation Code is $30.00. Out of this amount $7.50 would be deposited to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund (TxDMV Fund) for DMV administrative costs, $0.50 would be retained the counties for administrative costs, and the remaining $22.00 would be deposited to the License Plate Trust Fund, pursuant to Transportation Code §504.6012. Based on the information and analysis provided by DMV, it is assumed the issuance of the new specialty plate would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State.
Note: This legislation would do one or more of the following: create or recreate a dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund, create or recreate a special or trust fund either with or outside of the Treasury, or create a dedicated revenue source. The fund, account, or revenue dedication included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.