HB 2863

bill narrowing who gets a vehicle title hearing

Companion SB 1464 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Fewer people can ask the tax assessor-collector for a hearing.

This bill narrows who can ask a county tax assessor-collector for a hearing after the state refuses, suspends, or revokes a vehicle title. People cannot get a hearing if the title involves a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle, a vehicle tied up in pending litigation, a vehicle a court has awarded to someone else, or a vehicle held as evidence in a criminal investigation, and applicants must swear in an affidavit that none of these apply. County assessor-collectors must deny barred applications and do not have to send notice or hold a hearing on them, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2863 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Denise VillalobosRHouse 34

ITEM

relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title.

WHAT IT DOES

Fewer people can ask the tax assessor-collector for a hearing.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 17, 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 14, 2025Filed
Mar 19, 2025Read first time
Mar 19, 2025Referred to Transportation
Apr 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 22, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 25, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 25, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 25, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 6, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 6, 2025Committee report distributed
May 6, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
May 8, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 10, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
May 10, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 1464
May 10, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Denise Villalobos

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$555K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$456K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$327K

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 29, 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$554,928.87

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$554,928.87

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $519,928.87
Total: $554,928.87

advertising $422,488.50mail $75,707.02polling $21,210.35fundraiser $523.00

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 23, 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: 101011167, 101031617, 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$455,570.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$455,570.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $305,570.00
Total: $455,570.00

canvassing $190,000.00advertising $98,870.00polling $16,700.00

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 · Aug 21, 2026 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: 101069345, 101071979.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$326,800.00

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$326,800.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $326,800.00
Total: $326,800.00

television $225,050.00radio $44,200.00mailer $22,600.00polling $16,700.00Other filed descriptions $10,750.00digital $7,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · May 4, 2026 to Oct 22, 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: 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$554,928.87

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $519,928.87
Total: $554,928.87

advertising $422,488.50mail $75,707.02polling $21,210.35fundraiser $523.00

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 23, 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: 101011167, 101031617, 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$455,570.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $305,570.00
Total: $455,570.00

canvassing $190,000.00advertising $98,870.00polling $16,700.00

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 · Aug 21, 2026 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: 101069345, 101071979.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$326,800.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $326,800.00
Total: $326,800.00

television $225,050.00radio $44,200.00mailer $22,600.00polling $16,700.00Other filed descriptions $10,750.00digital $7,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · May 4, 2026 to Oct 22, 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: 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses3

For: 3
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Nueces County1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; County of Nueces; Nueces county tax Assessor-Collector1 registration

Sources

3 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 17, 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 14, 2025

05/10/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1464 by Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (similar)

Subjects

Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS

Text

The text as introduced · 298 words

89R11552 MZM-F

By: Villalobos
H.B. No. 2863

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 Subsections (g) and

(h) 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 person who applies for a hearing under this section

must submit with the application an affidavit stating that the

person is not disqualified from receiving a hearing under

Subsection (f).

(h) 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.