86R17295 JXC-D
By: Nevárez H.B. No. 333
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 333:
By: Landgraf C.S.H.B. No. 333
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration to be
used by a regional mobility authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 502.402(a) and (b-1), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a county that:
(A) borders the United Mexican States; and
(B) has a population of more than 250,000; [and]
(2) a county that has a population of more than 1.5
million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority; and
(3) a county that:
(A) is part of a regional mobility authority that
includes at least one other county; and
(B) borders the United Mexican States.
(b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by
Subsection (a)(1) [(a)] with a population of less than 700,000 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 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, 2019.