SB 488: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Avila
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Requiring licensure in lieu of registration of motor carriers operating certain qualified motor vehicles; revising due dates for motor fuel use tax returns submitted by licensed motor carriers; authorizing the department to inspect records necessary to verify the tax returns of motor carriers, motor fuel retail dealers, and motor fuel wholesale distributors; revising the apparent amount of property damage which requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/13/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 488, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/13/2025 at 12:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 490 Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices Avila Linked Last Action: 11/13/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (31)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 207.001 Short title. Page 3 (pdf) 207.002 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 207.003 Privilege tax levied. Page 6 (pdf) 207.004 Registration of motor carriers; identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel-use permits and driveaway permits. Page 6 (pdf) 207.005 Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; bond. Page 11 (pdf) 207.007 Offenses; penalties and interest. Page 13 (pdf) 207.008 Retention of records by motor carrier. Page 14 (pdf) 207.011 Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules. Page 15 (pdf) 207.013 Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. Page 15 (pdf) 207.014 Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes. Page 16 (pdf) 207.019 Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address. Page 16 (pdf) 207.023 Authority to inspect vehicles, make arrests, seize property, and execute warrants. Page 17 (pdf) 207.0281 Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements between states. Page 18 (pdf) 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 18 (pdf) 316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties. Page 19 (pdf) 316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. Page 30 (pdf) 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty. Page 21 (pdf) 319.35 Unlawful acts in connection with motor vehicle odometer readings; penalties. Page 31 (pdf) 320.02 Registration required; application for registration; forms. Page 21 (pdf) 320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. Page 23 (pdf) 322.01 Definitions. Page 23 (pdf) 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 24 (pdf) 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. Page 24 (pdf) 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. Page 24 (pdf) 322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification of license. Page 25 (pdf) 322.2616 Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of age; right to review. Page 27 (pdf) 322.64 Holder of commercial driver license; persons operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or blood test. Page 28 (pdf) 324.091 Notice to department; notice to insurer. Page 28 (pdf) 324.171 Self-insurer. Page 29 (pdf) 328.30 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. Page 29 (pdf) 627.7415 Commercial motor vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage. Page 29 (pdf)