89R5552 JAM-F
By: Canales H.B. No. 4966
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued
license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 503.0633(f), Transportation Code, as
effective July 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:
(f) If the department determines that a dealer is
fraudulently obtaining license plates or sets of license plates,
[or] fraudulently using the database of dealer-issued license
plates, or obtaining or using vehicle inspection reports described
by Section 548.603(a)(1), the department may, after giving notice
electronically and by certified mail to the dealer, deny access to
the database of dealer-issued license plates to the dealer. A
dealer denied access to the database of dealer-issued license
plates under this subsection may request a hearing on the denial as
provided by Subchapter O, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.