Monitoring the Session

HB 3365

bill requiring home delivery of specialty license plates

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

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 the sale and delivery of certain license plates.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The vendor must offer it. For an extra fee, naturally.

The bill changes the state's contract with the private vendor that sells specialty license plates so the vendor must offer home delivery of plates for an extra fee. It touches drivers who buy specialty or premium plates, the private vendor, and county tax offices that now handle plate distribution. On the ground, a buyer can pay to have plates mailed to the vehicle's registered address, and the vendor can collect or pass along the handling fees counties usually charge.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Transportation committee 12-0 on May 1, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3365 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

ITEM

relating to the sale and delivery of certain license plates.

WHAT IT DOES

The vendor must offer it. For an extra fee, naturally.

The bill changes the state's contract with the private vendor that sells specialty license plates so the vendor must offer home delivery of plates for an extra fee. It touches drivers who buy specialty or premium plates, the private vendor, and county tax offices that now handle plate distribution. On the ground, a buyer can pay to have plates mailed to the vehicle's registered address, and the vendor can collect or pass along the handling fees counties usually charge.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 8, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Transportation
  4. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Committee substitute considered in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Left pending in committee
  10. Considered in public hearing
  11. Committee substitute considered in committee
  12. Reported favorably as substituted
  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. Committee report distributed
  15. Committee report sent to Calendars
  16. Considered in Calendars
  17. Placed on General State Calendar
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

NEW FEE, FUND, BOARD OR APPOINTEES · analysis confidence 35%

THE TEXT

“must allow the private vendor to offer home delivery as an option to a purchaser for an additional fee”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill authorizes a new optional delivery fee collected by the private vendor. It is optional and matches the caption, so it is a minor instance.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary Ann Perez

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$63KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55KRise' Montrell$25,000

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 · Jul 1, 2024 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.

Texas Sands PAC$63,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash
$63,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$63,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Rise' Montrell$25,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash
$63,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$63,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses3
For
1
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • My Plates1 registration

On

  • Self; Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas1 registration
  • TxDMV1 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 8, 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 26, 2025

05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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

Subjects

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local

Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment

Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration

LICENSE PLATES

MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 284 words

By: Perez of Harris
H.B. No. 3365

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sale and delivery of certain license plates.

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

SECTION 1. Section 504.851(i), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(i) A contract entered into by the department with a private

vendor under this section:

(1) must comply with any law generally applicable to a

contract for services entered into by the department;

(2) must require the private vendor to render at least

quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately

detail all material transactions, including information reasonably

required by the department to support fees that are collected by the

vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department

under the contract;

(3) may allow or require the private vendor to

establish an electronic infrastructure coordinated and compatible

with the department's registration system, by which motor vehicle

owners may electronically send and receive applications, other

documents, or required payments, and that, when secure access is

necessary, can be electronically validated by the department ; and

(4) must allow for the establishment of a range of

premium embossed specialty license plates to be sourced, marketed,

and sold by the vendor . ; and

(5) must allow the private vendor to offer home

delivery as an option to a purchaser for an additional fee. The

private vendor may recover or remit any fees customarily charged by

the county tax assessor-collector for the handling and distribution

of specialty license plates. A purchaser is only eligible for home

delivery if the delivery address matches the vehicle's registered

address on record.

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