H.B. No. 3860
AN ACT
relating to the liability of county tax assessor-collectors for
certain acts of deputies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 520, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 520.0072 to read as follows:
Sec. 520.0072. LIABILITY OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
FOR CERTAIN ACTS OF DEPUTIES. Notwithstanding any other law, a
county tax assessor-collector may not be held liable for an offense
or damages arising from the misuse of license plates or other
fraudulent activity related to vehicle registration and titling by
an individual or business entity deputized by the county tax
assessor-collector to perform titling services in accordance with
rules adopted under Section 520.0071(a).
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective
date of this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the
cause of action immediately before the effective date of this Act,
and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to an
offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3860 was passed by the House on May 5,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3860 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor