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TX HB2208
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ben Bumgarner
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AI Summary
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Requires toll project entities to send toll invoices and nonpayment notices by certified mail instead of first class mail to registered vehicle owners, lessees, and new owners after vehicle transfers
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Removes the legal presumption that invoices are received on the fifth day after mailing, which was previously used in prosecutions for toll nonpayment offenses
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Mandates that toll project entities send at least three written notices or invoices by certified mail before taking collection actions, including referring unpaid balances to third-party debt collectors
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Allows toll entities to send invoices and notices electronically instead of by certified mail if the recipient agrees to receive electronic records on acceptable terms
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Applies only to tolls incurred on or after September 1, 2025; tolls incurred before that date remain subject to prior law
Legislative Description
Relating to requirements for certain notices or invoices relating to toll collections by a toll project entity.
County Government
Last Action
Left pending in subcommittee
4/14/2025