Bill Text: TX HB3388 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-18 - Effective immediately [HB3388 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3388-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 3388

AN ACT
relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2171.101, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2171.101. VEHICLE REPORTING SYSTEM; EXCEPTION.
SECTION 2. Section 2171.101, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a) The office of vehicle fleet management shall establish a
vehicle reporting system to assist [each] state agencies [agency]
in the management of agency [its] vehicle fleets [fleet]. Except as
provided by Subsection (d), a [A] state agency shall [be required
to] submit vehicle fleet [the] reports on a quarterly basis, not
earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the date
on which the quarter ends.
(d) A state agency with a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles
shall establish and maintain a vehicle reporting system to assist
the agency in the management of the agency's vehicle fleet. Not
later than October 15 of each year, the agency shall submit to the
office of vehicle fleet management the information the office
requests regarding the agency's vehicle fleet for the previous
state fiscal year. The agency may provide the information in the
format used by the agency's reporting system. The agency is exempt
from paying to the office any fee for maintaining the vehicle
reporting system established under Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. Section 2205.036(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The department may not provide aircraft transportation
to a destination unless:
(1) the destination is not served by a commercial
carrier;
(2) the aircraft transportation is the most
cost-effective travel arrangement in accordance with Section
660.007(a);
(3) the time required to use a commercial carrier
interferes with passenger obligations;
(4) a representative of the Department of Public
Safety determines that security concerns for a passenger warrant
the use of a state aircraft;
(5) the number of passengers traveling makes the use
of a state aircraft cost-effective; or
(6) [(4)] emergency circumstances necessitate the use
of a state aircraft.
SECTION 4. Each state agency subject to Section
2171.101(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, shall:
(1) establish a vehicle reporting system for the
agency's vehicle fleet not later than October 1, 2021; and
(2) submit the report required by that subsection to
the office of vehicle fleet management not later than October 15,
2021, or a later date determined by the office.
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, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the House on May
13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3388 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor