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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit |
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authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.356(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The exemption provided by Subsection (a)(11) does not |
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apply to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas delivered |
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into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle from a refueling |
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facility accessible to motor vehicles other than: |
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(1) motor vehicles [those] described by Subsection |
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(a)(11)(A); or |
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(2) motor vehicles exempt from the tax imposed by this |
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subchapter under another provision of Subsection (a), if the |
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refueling facility is operated by a metropolitan rapid transit |
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authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, in |
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which the principal municipality has a population of less than |
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320,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 451.061(d-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The establishment of or a change to fares, tolls, |
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charges, rents, and other compensation by an authority [confirmed |
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before July 1, 1985,] in which the principal municipality has a |
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population of less than 1.3 million[,] takes effect immediately on |
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approval by a majority vote of the board, except that the |
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establishment of or a change to a single-ride base fare takes effect |
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on the 60th day after the date the board approves the fare or change |
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to the fare, unless the policy board of the metropolitan planning |
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organization that serves the area of the authority disapproves the |
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fare or change to the fare by a majority vote. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 451.1025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.1025. SELECTION AND RETENTION OF INSURANCE BROKER. |
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(a) This section applies only to an authority in which the |
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principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000. |
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(b) The board may select a licensed insurance agent for the |
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authority as the sole broker of record to obtain proposals and |
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coverages for insurance, including in areas of risk relating to |
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public official liability, property, casualty, workers' |
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compensation, and specific and aggregate stop-loss coverage |
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insurance for self-funded health care. |
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(c) The board may retain a broker of record selected under |
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this section only on a fee basis paid by the authority. A broker of |
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record retained under this section may not directly or indirectly |
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receive any other remuneration, compensation, or other form of |
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payment from any other source for the placement of insurance |
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business under the broker of record contract with the board. |
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(d) A broker of record retained under this section may not |
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submit any insurance carrier proposal to the board or direct any |
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authority insurance business to an insurance carrier if the broker |
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has a business relationship or proposed business relationship with |
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the carrier, including an appointment, unless the broker first |
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discloses the nature of that relationship or proposed relationship, |
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in writing, to the board. |
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(e) A broker who violates this section is subject to any |
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disciplinary remedy available under Chapter 82, Insurance Code, or |
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Section 4005.102, Insurance Code, including license revocation and |
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fine. |
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SECTION 4. Section 451.506, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) This subsection applies only to an individual serving |
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on the board of an authority in which the principal municipality has |
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a population of less than 320,000. For purposes of Subsection (b), |
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in determining the length of service on the board of an individual |
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to whom this subsection applies, the following periods of service |
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are excluded: |
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(1) a period of service that results from the |
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individual's appointment to fill an unexpired term that occurs |
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before the individual's first appointment to a full term on the |
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board; or |
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(2) a period of service on the board that is |
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attributable to a term shortened by the individual's appointment as |
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the board's presiding officer under Section 451.502(e). |
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SECTION 5. 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. |