SB1464 - Relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title.

      S.B. No. 1464         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 Subsection (g) 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 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.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1464 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1464 passed the House on   May 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 95, Nays 33, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor