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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by |
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the comptroller. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 542.4031(g) and (h), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(g) Of the money received by the comptroller under this |
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section, the comptroller shall deposit: |
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(1) 50 [70] percent to the credit of the undedicated |
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portion of the general revenue fund; and |
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(2) 50 [30] percent to the credit of the designated |
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trauma facility and emergency medical services account under |
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Section 780.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (g)(1), in any state fiscal |
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year the comptroller shall deposit 50 [70] percent of the money |
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received under Subsection (e)(2) to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund only until the total amount of the money deposited to |
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the credit of the general revenue fund under Subsection (g)(1) |
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equals $250 million for that year. If in any state fiscal year the |
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amount received by the comptroller under Subsection (e)(2) for |
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deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund under Subsection |
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(g)(1) exceeds $250 million, the comptroller shall deposit the |
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additional amount to the credit of the Texas mobility fund. |
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SECTION 2. Section 542.4031(g), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the distribution of revenue |
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collected on or after the effective date of this Act. The |
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distribution of revenue collected before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the revenue was |
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collected, and that law is continued in effect for the purpose of |
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the distribution of that revenue. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |