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HB4966 • 2025

Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Canales
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  13. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  15. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4966 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R5552 JAM-F

By: Canales

H.B. No. 4966

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued

license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor

Vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. Section 503.0633(f), Transportation Code, as

effective July 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:

(f) If the department determines that a dealer is

fraudulently obtaining license plates or sets of license plates
,

[
or
] fraudulently using the database of dealer-issued license

plates,
or obtaining or using vehicle inspection reports described

by Section 548.603(a)(1),
the department may, after giving notice

electronically and by certified mail to the dealer, deny access to

the database of dealer-issued license plates to the dealer. A

dealer denied access to the database of dealer-issued license

plates under this subsection may request a hearing on the denial as

provided by Subchapter O, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.

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