86R219 AAF-F
By: Minjarez, Bernal, Gutierrez, H.B. No. 130
Gervin-Hawkins, Cortez, et al.
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, 2019.