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HB3345 • 2025

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lopez, Ray | Lujan | Cortez
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
04/28/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  2. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  5. 2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker

  7. 2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3345 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R14608 MZM-F

By: Lopez of Bexar

H.B. No. 3345

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on

vehicle registration in certain counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 502.402(b-1), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by

Subsection
(a)(1)
[
(a)
] with a population of less than 700,000
or a

county described by Subsection (a)(2)
may increase the additional

fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority

of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a

referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and

hold for that purpose.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.