HB 1672
AN ACT relating to application of the Administrative Procedure Act to
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to exclude certain Texas Department of Motor Vehicles actions related to commercial motor vehicle compliance reviews and safety audits from standard administrative review processes. Specifically, it exempts the department from typical administrative procedures when suspending, revoking, canceling, denying, or disqualifying commercial driver's licenses and issuing orders to cease intrastate operations. The change streamlines the DMV's enforcement mechanisms for commercial vehicle safety regulations, potentially allowing faster and more direct interventions when safety concerns are identified.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to application of the Administrative Procedure Act to certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to the compliance review and safety audit program for commercial BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2001.221, Government Code, is amended to Sec. 2001.221. [DRIVER'S] LICENSES AND ORDERS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. This chapter does not apply to a suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or disqualification of a driver's license or commercial driver's license, or to an action by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to an order to cease intrastate operation under the Department of Public Safety's compliance review and safety audit program for commercial motor (1) Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, except Sections 521.304 and 521.305 of that subchapter, or by Subchapter O or P of that chapter; (2) Chapter 522, Transportation Code; (3) Chapter 601, Transportation Code; (4) Section 644.155, Transportation Code; or (5) [(4)] Article 42A.406 or 42A.407, Code of Criminal SECTION 2. 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.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to application of the Administrative Procedure Act to
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