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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1333 Standardizes Toll Collection, Administrative Fees, and Civil Penalties
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by SpeakerSponsors: Brian Harrison and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1333 establishes standardized statewide rules for toll collection, video billing, administrative fees up to $6, and a $p25 for drivers with two or more unpaid toll invoices. Unmarked private law enforcement vehicles are excluded from automatic toll exemptions.
Motorists driving on toll roads across Texas face standardized billing procedures, mandatory 30-day payment windows on invoices, structured payment plans, and specific administrative fees and civil penalties for overdue accounts.
- Transportation Code Chapter 372 governs toll collection and enforcement procedures for toll project entities across Texas. context
- HB 1333 was filed for the 89th Legislative Session in Texas by Representative Harrison. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Registered vehicle owners
Vehicle owners are subject to standardized video billing, 30-day payment deadlines, administrative fees, and potential civil penalties for unpaid tolls.
Toll project entities
Toll operators gain uniform powers to issue video invoices, collect administrative fees, share customer account data, and enforce civil penalties.
Vehicle lessors
Lessors can be excused from toll liability if they provide lessee contract information to the toll project entity within 30 days of the invoice.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I receive a toll invoice and do not pay it within 30 days?
Are all emergency vehicles exempt from paying tolls?
When can I face a civil penalty for unpaid tolls?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 14, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Unified Statewide Toll Enforcement
The bill consolidates previously scattered toll collection and enforcement provisions across multiple chapters of the Transportation Code into a single coherent subchapter.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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