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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of |
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Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 643.2526, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 643.2526. APPEAL OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT ACTIONS [DENIAL |
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OF REGISTRATION, RENEWAL, OR REREGISTRATION]. (a) Notwithstanding |
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any other law, a denial of an application for registration, renewal |
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of registration, or reregistration under this chapter, or a |
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revocation or suspension of a registration or placement on |
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probation of a motor carrier requested under Section 643.252(b), is |
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not required to be preceded by notice and an opportunity for |
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hearing. |
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(b) An action described by Subsection (a) [applicant] may be |
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appealed to [appeal a denial under this chapter by filing an appeal |
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with] the department not later than the 26th day after the date the |
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department issues notice of the action [denial to the applicant]. |
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(c) If the appeal [of the denial] is successful [and the |
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application is found to be compliant with this chapter], the |
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application is [shall be] considered to have been properly filed or |
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the revocation, suspension, or probation is considered to have |
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ended on the date the finding is entered. |
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(d) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section, including rules governing the requirements |
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and procedures under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |