HB 2522: Fingerprint Relief Goes Only To Dealers With 10-Plus Locations

Caption

relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.

Summary

No more than one person’s prints per location. One set covers every site within 100 miles.

The bill limits how the state motor vehicle department can fingerprint car dealers that hold dealer licenses for 10 or more locations. The department may fingerprint such a dealer only if it asks for prints from no more than one manager or employee per location, and one set of prints covers every location within 100 miles of where that person works. Large multi-location dealers will submit fewer fingerprints to get or renew their licenses, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2522 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Jay DeanRHouse 7

ITEM

relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.

WHAT IT DOES

No more than one person’s prints per location. One set covers every site within 100 miles.

The bill limits how the state motor vehicle department can fingerprint car dealers that hold dealer licenses for 10 or more locations. The department may fingerprint such a dealer only if it asks for prints from no more than one manager or employee per location, and one set of prints covers every location within 100 miles of where that person works. Large multi-location dealers will submit fewer fingerprints to get or renew their licenses, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[x] CARVE-OUTanalysis confidence 50%

THE TEXT

…“holds a dealer general distinguishing number for 10 or more locations”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The fingerprint relief goes only to dealers with 10 or more locations. Smaller dealers keep whatever fingerprint rules already apply to them. The caption says only "certain persons" and does not name the large-chain beneficiary.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 12, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 6, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Transportation
Mar 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Mar 27, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 27, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 9, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 9, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 9, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 25, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 28, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 28, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 6, 2025Read 2nd time
May 6, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 6, 2025Record vote RV#1550
May 6, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025Read 3rd time
May 7, 2025Passed
May 7, 2025Record vote RV#1621
May 7, 2025Reported engrossed
May 7, 2025Received from the House
May 8, 2025Read first time
May 8, 2025Referred to Transportation
May 14, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 14, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 14, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 14, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 14, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 20, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 20, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 20, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 20, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 20, 2025Record vote
May 20, 2025Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025Passed
May 20, 2025Record vote
May 21, 2025Senate passage reported
May 21, 2025Reported enrolled
May 21, 2025Signed in the House
May 22, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 22, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 141 yea · 3 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 7, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 20, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jay Dean

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$74K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$47K Texas Sands PAC$42K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$74,300.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$74,300.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $9,300.00
Total: $74,300.00

polling $9,300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007728, 101025857, 101035931, 101070129.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$46,524.22

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$46,524.22

Cash: $566.02
Paid by others: $45,958.20
Total: $46,524.22

canvassing $42,750.00printing $3,208.20

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101036566.

Texas Sands PAC$42,166.67

Texas Sands PAC

$42,166.67

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $4,666.67
Total: $42,166.67

polling $4,666.67

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989410, 101025857, 101036566, 101070129.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$74,300.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $9,300.00
Total: $74,300.00

polling $9,300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007728, 101025857, 101035931, 101070129.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$46,524.22

Cash: $566.02
Paid by others: $45,958.20
Total: $46,524.22

canvassing $42,750.00printing $3,208.20

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101036566.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$42,166.67

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $4,666.67
Total: $42,166.67

polling $4,666.67

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989410, 101025857, 101036566, 101070129.

Votes5

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2522 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2522 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 7, 2025

Yea: 141
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 2

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1621

HB 2522 was passed by (Record 1621): 141 Yeas, 3 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 141 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 6, 2025

Yea: 138
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 4
Excused: 2

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1550

CSHB 2522 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1550): 138 Yeas, 4 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 138 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses8

For: 6
Against: 1
On: 1

Names

For

Carvana1 registration
Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways, We the People - Liberty in Action1 registration
Texas Automobile Dealers Association1 registration
Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association1 registration
Texas Retailers Association1 registration
Tractor Supply Company1 registration

Against

Self1 registration

On

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles1 registration

Sources

8 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 12, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 6, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

SB 1104 by Hughes (identical)

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

Vehicles & Traffic--General

BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS & VOICEPRINTS

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS

Text

The text as introduced · 256 words

89R9976 AJZ-F

By: Dean
H.B. No. 2522

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer

general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 503, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 503.0292 to read as follows:

Sec. 503.0292. FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

DEALERS. (a) This section applies only to a person who is an

applicant for or holds a dealer general distinguishing number for

10 or more locations.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may

require a person described by Subsection (a) who applies for an

original or renewal dealer general distinguishing number under

Section 503.029 to submit to the department a complete set of

fingerprints to obtain the original or renewal number only if the

department requires, for each location for which the person applies

for a dealer general distinguishing number, a complete set of

fingerprints from not more than one manager or other bona fide

employee whose regular place of work is located within 100 miles of

that location. For purposes of this subsection, a complete set of

fingerprints from one manager or other bona fide employee satisfies

the fingerprint requirements for a person's application for a

dealer general distinguishing number for all locations from which

the person conducts business as a dealer that are located within 100

miles of the location of the fingerprinted manager's or employee's

regular place of work.

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

Verdict: Smells

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WHAT IT DOES

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TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Senate May 20, 2025

Senate May 20, 2025

Senate May 20, 2025

House May 7, 2025

House May 6, 2025

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