87R7359 TYPED     By: Paddie H.B. No. 1105       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating the authorization of digital license plates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 504.154, Subchapter B-1, Chapter 504,   Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 504.154.  DIGITAL LICENSE PLATES AUTHORIZED. (a) The   board by rule shall allow a vehicle described by Subsection (b) to   be equipped with a digital license plate that is placed on the rear   of the vehicle in lieu of a physical license plate issued under this   chapter. The rule must require the owner of a vehicle issued a   digital license plate to obtain a physical license plate to be   placed on the front of the vehicle unless the vehicle is of a class   of vehicles that is not required to display two license plates, as   provided by other law.          (b)  A vehicle registered under Chapter 502 may be equipped   with a digital license plate. [only if the vehicle:                (1)  is part of a commercial fleet, as defined by   Section 502.001;                (2)  is owned or operated by a governmental entity; or                (3)  is not a passenger vehicle.]          (c)  The department may contract with digital license plate   providers for the issuance of digital license plates, including any   services related to the issuance of digital license plates.          (d)  Notwithstanding any other law, a rule adopted under this   subchapter may:                (1)  authorize the display of the vehicle's   registration insignia on a digital license plate issued for the   vehicle in lieu of attaching the registration insignia to the   inside of the vehicle's windshield as required by Section 502.059;                (2)  establish a fee in an amount necessary to cover any   administrative costs incurred that relate to the issuance of a   digital license plate and exceed the administrative costs incurred   for the issuance of a physical license plate; or                (3)  prohibit a digital license plate provider from   contracting with the department under Subchapter J.          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, 2021.