87R17146 JAM-D
By: Kuempel H.B. No. 3956
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3956:
By: Perez C.S.H.B. No. 3956
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle
registration in certain counties to be used for transportation
projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 502.402(a) and (b), 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) the most populous county adjacent to a county
described by Subdivision (2).
(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may impose
an additional fee for a vehicle registered in the county. Except as
provided by Subsection (b-1), the fee may not exceed $10. In a
county described by Subsection (a)(3), the fee must be 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, 2021.