Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2220 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/24/2021

                    87R5162 CXP-F
 By: Canales H.B. No. 2220


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the marketing and sale of certain license plates by a
 private vendor.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 504.851(i), Transportation Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (i)  A contract entered into by the department with a private
 vendor under this section:
 (1)  must comply with any law generally applicable to a
 contract for services entered into by the department;
 (2)  must require the private vendor to render at least
 quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately
 detail all material transactions, including information reasonably
 required by the department to support fees that are collected by the
 vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department
 under the contract; [and]
 (3)  may allow or require the private vendor to
 establish an electronic infrastructure coordinated and compatible
 with the department's registration system, by which motor vehicle
 owners may electronically send and receive applications, other
 documents, or required payments, and that, when secure access is
 necessary, can be electronically validated by the department; and
 (4)  may allow the private vendor to establish a range
 of premium embossed specialty license plates to be marketed and
 sold by the private vendor.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.