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  89R11552 MZM-F     By: Villalobos H.B. No. 2863       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or   suspension of a vehicle title.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 501.052, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsections (g) and   (h) to read as follows:          (a)   Except as provided by Subsection (f), an  [ An ]   interested person aggrieved by a refusal, rescission,   cancellation, suspension, or revocation under Section 501.051 may   apply for a hearing to the county assessor-collector for the county   in which the person is a resident.  On the day an assessor-collector   receives the application, the assessor-collector shall notify the   department of the date of the hearing.          (f)  A person may not apply for a hearing under this section   if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to :                 (1)   a title for a salvage motor vehicle or a   nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined by Section 501.091 ; or                 (2)  a title for a vehicle:                       (A)     that is the subject of any pending litigation   or court proceedings;                       (B)     for which a court has awarded ownership or   possession to another person; or                       (C)     that is held as evidence in a criminal   investigation .           (g)     A person who applies for a hearing under this section   must submit with the application an affidavit stating that the   person is not disqualified from receiving a hearing under   Subsection (f).           (h)     A county assessor-collector who receives an application   for a hearing submitted in violation of Subsection (f):                 (1)  shall deny the application; and                 (2)     is not required to send notice under Subsection   (a) or hold a hearing under Subsection (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.