Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3113 by Thompson, Ed (relating to the county in which a person may apply for the registration of and title for a motor vehicle.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to allow a motor vehicle owner to apply for the registration of and title for a motor vehicle in any county in which the county assessor-collector will accept the application. The vehicle owner's county of residence would be the recipient of all taxes, fees, and other resulting revenue, except that the processing county would be able to retain a portion of the title application fee and the processing and handling fee.
Based on information provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
According to Harris County, no significant fiscal impact to the county is anticipated beyond initial administrative costs and costs associated with ensuring remittance of revenue to the proper county. No significant fiscal implication to other units of local government is anticipated.