bill ends county tax office hearings on vehicle titles

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By: Villalobos
H.B. No. 2487

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or

suspension of a vehicle title.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 501.052, Transportation Code, is amended

by amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsection (g) to

read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an [ An ]

interested person aggrieved by a refusal, rescission,

cancellation, suspension, or revocation under Section 501.051 may

apply for a hearing to the county assessor-collector for the county

in which the person is a resident. On the day an assessor-collector

receives the application, the assessor-collector shall notify the

department of the date of the hearing.

(f) A person may not apply for a hearing under this section

if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to :

(1) a title for a salvage motor vehicle or a

nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined by Section 501.091 ; or

(2) a title for a vehicle:

(A) that is the subject of any pending litigation

or court proceedings;

(B) for which a court has awarded ownership or

possession to another person; or

(C) that is held as evidence in a criminal

investigation .

(g) A county assessor-collector who receives an application

for a hearing submitted in violation of Subsection (f):

(1) shall deny the application; and

(2) is not required to send notice under Subsection

(a) or hold a hearing under Subsection (b).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.