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89(R) HB 1672 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.B. No. 1672
AN ACT
relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of
Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 643.2526, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 643.2526. APPEAL OF
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT ACTIONS
[
DENIAL
OF REGISTRATION, RENEWAL, OR REREGISTRATION
]. (a) Notwithstanding
any other law, a denial of an application for registration, renewal
of registration, or reregistration under this chapter
, or a
revocation or suspension of a registration or placement on
probation of a motor carrier requested under Section 643.252(b),
is
not required to be preceded by notice and an opportunity for
hearing.
(b) An
action described by Subsection (a)
[
applicant
] may
be
appealed to
[
appeal a denial under this chapter by filing an appeal
with
] the department not later than the 26th day after the date the
department issues notice of the
action
[
denial to the applicant
].
(c) If the appeal [
of the denial
] is successful [
and the
application is found to be compliant with this chapter
], the
application
is
[
shall be
] considered to have been properly filed
or
the revocation, suspension, or probation is considered to have
ended
on the date the finding is entered.
(d)
The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section, including rules governing the requirements
and procedures under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1672 was passed by the House on April
29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1672 was passed by the Senate on May
9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor