89R16278 SRA-F
By: Canales H.B. No. 4924
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain electronic documentation for the transfer of a
motor vehicle title.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.174, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) If a document, including a secure document, is executed
with an electronic signature and electronically transmitted to the
department in accordance with the requirements of this section, the
department may not require as a condition of accepting the
document:
(1) the electronic signature to be physically printed
or affixed upon the document; or
(2) evidence of the stamped invalidation of a
superseded or invalidated title or certified copy of title.
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, 2025.