Villalobos Transit Bill Lets Authorities Under 320,000 Sell Tax-Exempt Fuel

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89R11550 SRA-F

By: Villalobos
H.B. No. 4576

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit

authorities.

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

SECTION 1. Section 162.356(b), Tax Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(b) The exemption provided by Subsection (a)(11) does not

apply to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas delivered

into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle from a refueling

facility accessible to motor vehicles other than :

(1) motor vehicles [ those ] described by Subsection

(a)(11)(A) ; or

(2) motor vehicles exempt from the tax imposed by this

subchapter under another provision of Subsection (a), if the

refueling facility is operated by a metropolitan rapid transit

authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, in

which the principal municipality has a population of less than

320,000 .

SECTION 2. Section 451.061(d-1), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d-1) The establishment of or a change to fares, tolls,

charges, rents, and other compensation by an authority [ confirmed

before July 1, 1985, ] in which the principal municipality has a

population of less than 1.3 million[ , ] takes effect immediately on

approval by a majority vote of the board, except that the

establishment of or a change to a single-ride base fare takes effect

on the 60th day after the date the board approves the fare or change

to the fare, unless the policy board of the metropolitan planning

organization that serves the area of the authority disapproves the

fare or change to the fare by a majority vote.

SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 451.1025 to read as follows:

Sec. 451.1025. SELECTION AND RETENTION OF INSURANCE BROKER.

(a) This section applies only to an authority in which the

principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.

(b) The board may select a licensed insurance agent for the

authority as the sole broker of record to obtain proposals and

coverages for insurance, including in areas of risk relating to

public official liability, property, casualty, workers'

compensation, and specific and aggregate stop-loss coverage

insurance for self-funded health care.

(c) The board may retain a broker of record selected under

this section only on a fee basis paid by the authority. A broker of

record retained under this section may not directly or indirectly

receive any other remuneration, compensation, or other form of

payment from any other source for the placement of insurance

business under the broker of record contract with the board.

(d) A broker of record retained under this section may not

submit any insurance carrier proposal to the board or direct any

authority insurance business to an insurance carrier if the broker

has a business relationship or proposed business relationship with

the carrier, including an appointment, unless the broker first

discloses the nature of that relationship or proposed relationship,

in writing, to the board.

(e) A broker who violates this section is subject to any

disciplinary remedy available under Chapter 82, Insurance Code, or

Section 4005.102, Insurance Code, including license revocation and

fine.

SECTION 4. Section 451.506, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1) This subsection applies only to an individual serving

on the board of an authority in which the principal municipality has

a population of less than 320,000. For purposes of Subsection (b),

in determining the length of service on the board of an individual

to whom this subsection applies, the following periods of service

are excluded:

(1) a period of service that results from the

individual's appointment to fill an unexpired term that occurs

before the individual's first appointment to a full term on the

board; or

(2) a period of service on the board that is

attributable to a term shortened by the individual's appointment as

the board's presiding officer under Section 451.502(e).

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.