89R11550 SRA-F     By: Villalobos H.B. No. 4576       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit   authorities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 162.356(b), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  The exemption provided by Subsection (a)(11) does not   apply to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas delivered   into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle from a refueling   facility accessible to motor vehicles other than:                (1)  motor vehicles [those] described by Subsection   (a)(11)(A); or                (2)  motor vehicles exempt from the tax imposed by this   subchapter under another provision of Subsection (a), if the   refueling facility is operated by a metropolitan rapid transit   authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, in   which the principal municipality has a population of less than   320,000.          SECTION 2.  Section 451.061(d-1), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d-1)  The establishment of or a change to fares, tolls,   charges, rents, and other compensation by an authority [confirmed   before July 1, 1985,] in which the principal municipality has a   population of less than 1.3 million[,] takes effect immediately on   approval by a majority vote of the board, except that the   establishment of or a change to a single-ride base fare takes effect   on the 60th day after the date the board approves the fare or change   to the fare, unless the policy board of the metropolitan planning   organization that serves the area of the authority disapproves the   fare or change to the fare by a majority vote.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 451.1025 to read as follows:          Sec. 451.1025.  SELECTION AND RETENTION OF INSURANCE BROKER.   (a)  This section applies only to an authority in which the   principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.          (b)  The board may select a licensed insurance agent for the   authority as the sole broker of record to obtain proposals and   coverages for insurance, including in areas of risk relating to   public official liability, property, casualty, workers'   compensation, and specific and aggregate stop-loss coverage   insurance for self-funded health care.          (c)  The board may retain a broker of record selected under   this section only on a fee basis paid by the authority.  A broker of   record retained under this section may not directly or indirectly   receive any other remuneration, compensation, or other form of   payment from any other source for the placement of insurance   business under the broker of record contract with the board.          (d)  A broker of record retained under this section may not   submit any insurance carrier proposal to the board or direct any   authority insurance business to an insurance carrier if the broker   has a business relationship or proposed business relationship with   the carrier, including an appointment, unless the broker first   discloses the nature of that relationship or proposed relationship,   in writing, to the board.          (e)  A broker who violates this section is subject to any   disciplinary remedy available under Chapter 82, Insurance Code, or   Section 4005.102, Insurance Code, including license revocation and   fine.          SECTION 4.  Section 451.506, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:          (b-1)  This subsection applies only to an individual serving   on the board of an authority in which the principal municipality has   a population of less than 320,000. For purposes of Subsection (b),   in determining the length of service on the board of an individual   to whom this subsection applies, the following periods of service   are excluded:                (1)  a period of service that results from the   individual's appointment to fill an unexpired term that occurs   before the individual's first appointment to a full term on the   board; or                (2)  a period of service on the board that is   attributable to a term shortened by the individual's appointment as   the board's presiding officer under Section 451.502(e).          SECTION 5.  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.