88R7192 CXP-F     By: Harris of Williamson H.B. No. 3187       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale 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; [and]                (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.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.