H.B. No. 3388
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 2171.101, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2171.101.  VEHICLE REPORTING SYSTEM; EXCEPTION.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2171.101, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The office of vehicle fleet management shall establish a
  vehicle reporting system to assist [each] state agencies [agency]
  in the management of agency [its] vehicle fleets [fleet]. Except as
  provided by Subsection (d), a [A] state agency shall [be required
  to] submit vehicle fleet [the] reports on a quarterly basis, not
  earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the date
  on which the quarter ends.
         (d)  A state agency with a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles
  shall establish and maintain a vehicle reporting system to assist
  the agency in the management of the agency's vehicle fleet. Not
  later than October 15 of each year, the agency shall submit to the
  office of vehicle fleet management the information the office
  requests regarding the agency's vehicle fleet for the previous
  state fiscal year. The agency may provide the information in the
  format used by the agency's reporting system. The agency is exempt
  from paying to the office any fee for maintaining the vehicle
  reporting system established under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 3.  Section 2205.036(c), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The department may not provide aircraft transportation
  to a destination unless:
               (1)  the destination is not served by a commercial
  carrier;
               (2)  the aircraft transportation is the most
  cost-effective travel arrangement in accordance with Section
  660.007(a);
               (3)  the time required to use a commercial carrier
  interferes with passenger obligations;
               (4)  a representative of the Department of Public
  Safety determines that security concerns for a passenger warrant
  the use of a state aircraft;
               (5)  the number of passengers traveling makes the use
  of a state aircraft cost-effective; or
               (6) [(4)]  emergency circumstances necessitate the use
  of a state aircraft.
         SECTION 4.  Each state agency subject to Section
  2171.101(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, shall:
               (1)  establish a vehicle reporting system for the
  agency's vehicle fleet not later than October 1, 2021; and
               (2)  submit the report required by that subsection to
  the office of vehicle fleet management not later than October 15,
  2021, or a later date determined by the office.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the House on May
  13, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 3388 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0,
  2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor