Monitoring the SessionHB 3345
Died in committee
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
relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up to a $20 cap. The new group has no population limit.
The bill changes which counties may raise an optional extra fee that local governments add to vehicle registration, up to a $20 cap. It keeps the existing option for counties described in subsection (a)(1) with fewer than 700,000 people and adds counties described in subsection (a)(2), with no population limit on that group. In those newly covered counties, the commissioners court may call a local election, and if a majority of voters approve, drivers would pay the higher registration fee.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 992 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 992 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.QUICK READ: 136 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 136 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Transportation subcommittee on Transportation Funding on Apr 28, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-HB3345 · 2025-02-25
relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.
Up to a $20 cap. The new group has no population limit.
The bill changes which counties may raise an optional extra fee that local governments add to vehicle registration, up to a $20 cap. It keeps the existing option for counties described in subsection (a)(1) with fewer than 700,000 people and adds counties described in subsection (a)(2), with no population limit on that group. In those newly covered counties, the commissioners court may call a local election, and if a majority of voters approve, drivers would pay the higher registration fee.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 24, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 5, 2024 to May 29, 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.
$5,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 2025. 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: 100987088, 101031958.
$4,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 2024. 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: 100987088.
$3,000.00
Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 2025. 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: 100987088, 101031958.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$5,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 2025. 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: 100987088, 101031958.
$4,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 2024. 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: 100987088.
$3,000.00
Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 2025. 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: 100987088, 101031958.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 24, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Ray Lopez, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 3, 2023: No action taken in committee
Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 25, 2025
04/28/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee
County Government--General
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local
Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration
The text as introduced · 136 words
89R14608 MZM-F By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 3345 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.402(b-1), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a)(1) [ (a) ] with a population of less than 700,000 or a county described by Subsection (a)(2) may increase the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
