| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 702 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale of certain license |
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| 6 | 6 | | plates. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 504.851(i), Transportation Code, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (i) A contract entered into by the department with a private |
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| 11 | 11 | | vendor under this section: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) must comply with any law generally applicable to a |
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| 13 | 13 | | contract for services entered into by the department; |
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| 14 | 14 | | (2) must require the private vendor to render at least |
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| 15 | 15 | | quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately |
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| 16 | 16 | | detail all material transactions, including information reasonably |
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| 17 | 17 | | required by the department to support fees that are collected by the |
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| 18 | 18 | | vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department |
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| 19 | 19 | | under the contract; [and] |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) may allow or require the private vendor to |
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| 21 | 21 | | establish an electronic infrastructure coordinated and compatible |
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| 22 | 22 | | with the department's registration system, by which motor vehicle |
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| 23 | 23 | | owners may electronically send and receive applications, other |
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| 24 | 24 | | documents, or required payments, and that, when secure access is |
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| 25 | 25 | | necessary, can be electronically validated by the department; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (4) must allow for the establishment of a range of |
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| 27 | 27 | | premium embossed specialty license plates to be sourced, marketed, |
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| 28 | 28 | | and sold by the vendor. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 30 | 30 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | 32 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 702 passed the Senate on |
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| 33 | 33 | | April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | 36 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 702 passed the House on |
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| 37 | 37 | | May 9, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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| 38 | 38 | | one present not voting. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | Approved: |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Date |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Governor |
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