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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and delivery of certain license plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.851(i), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) A contract entered into by the department with a private |
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vendor under this section: |
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(1) must comply with any law generally applicable to a |
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contract for services entered into by the department; |
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(2) must require the private vendor to render at least |
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quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately |
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detail all material transactions, including information reasonably |
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required by the department to support fees that are collected by the |
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vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department |
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under the contract; |
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(3) may allow or require the private vendor to |
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establish an electronic infrastructure coordinated and compatible |
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with the department's registration system, by which motor vehicle |
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owners may electronically send and receive applications, other |
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documents, or required payments, and that, when secure access is |
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necessary, can be electronically validated by the department; and |
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(4) must allow for the establishment of a range of |
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premium embossed specialty license plates to be sourced, marketed, |
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and sold by the vendor.; and |
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(5) must allow the private vendor to offer home |
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delivery as an option to a purchaser for an additional fee. The |
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private vendor may recover or remit any fees customarily charged by |
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the county tax assessor-collector for the handling and distribution |
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of specialty license plates. A purchaser is only eligible for home |
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delivery if the delivery address matches the vehicle's registered |
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address on record. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |