Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3131 Senate Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 21, 2017      TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3131 by Martinez, "Mando" ( Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Transportation Code §683.051 regarding the authority for a person to apply to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to sell, give away, or dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for the demolition, wrecking, or dismantling the vehicle. relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher. The bill would require TxDMV to send notice to any owners and lienholders of an abandoned motor vehicle for which TxDMV has received an application from a person to sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicle. If TxDMV has no record of owners or lienholders for the motor vehicle in its registration and titling system, then TxDMV would be required to publish notice of abandonment on the agency's website. Based on LBB's analysis of information provided by TxDMV, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles   LBB Staff:  UP, CL, EH, TG    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 21, 2017





  TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3131 by Martinez, "Mando" ( Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3131 by Martinez, "Mando" ( Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

 Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce 

 Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB3131 by Martinez, "Mando" ( Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

HB3131 by Martinez, "Mando" ( Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend Transportation Code §683.051 regarding the authority for a person to apply to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to sell, give away, or dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for the demolition, wrecking, or dismantling the vehicle. relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher. The bill would require TxDMV to send notice to any owners and lienholders of an abandoned motor vehicle for which TxDMV has received an application from a person to sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicle. If TxDMV has no record of owners or lienholders for the motor vehicle in its registration and titling system, then TxDMV would be required to publish notice of abandonment on the agency's website. Based on LBB's analysis of information provided by TxDMV, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

LBB Staff: UP, CL, EH, TG

 UP, CL, EH, TG