H.B. No. 3860         AN ACT   relating to the liability of county tax assessor-collectors for   certain acts of deputies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 520, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 520.0072 to read as follows:          Sec. 520.0072.  LIABILITY OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR   FOR CERTAIN ACTS OF DEPUTIES. Notwithstanding any other law, a   county tax assessor-collector may not be held liable for an offense   or damages arising from the misuse of license plates or other   fraudulent activity related to vehicle registration and titling by   an individual or business entity deputized by the county tax   assessor-collector to perform titling services in accordance with   rules adopted under Section 520.0071(a).           SECTION 2.  (a) The change in law made by this Act applies   only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective   date of this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the   cause of action immediately before the effective date of this Act,   and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          (b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to an   offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An   offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of   this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of   this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3860 was passed by the House on May 5,   2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 2, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3860 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor