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TX HB4364

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brent Money

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Imposes a 5% fee on all remittance transfers (money transfers) sent from Texas to recipients located outside the United States, to be collected by remittance transfer providers from consumers

  • Creates the Border Security Enhancement Fund as a special fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Public Safety, to receive the collected remittance fees

  • Authorizes fund expenditures only for border security purposes including hiring and training border personnel and enforcement officers, constructing border barriers and infrastructure, and building detention facilities

  • Establishes civil penalties for providers who knowingly fail to collect the fee, up to the greater of $500,000 or twice the amount of the uncollected transfer, enforceable by the attorney general

  • Directs interest and earnings from the Border Security Enhancement Fund to be deposited into the state's Economic Stabilization Fund (rainy day fund), with the act taking effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the collection of remittance transfer fees for use in enhancing border security; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty.

State Finances

Last Action

Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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