2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB2522
HB2522 creates a special fingerprinting rule for a person applying for or holding a dealer general distinguishing number for 75 or more locations.
Official caption: Relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.
Official report lists House author(s): Dean. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
Selected points from the published explanation. Follow each point to its source-linked context; conditions and limits may matter.
- HB2522 creates a special fingerprinting rule for a person applying for or holding a dealer general distinguishing number for 75 or more locations.
- For a covered applicant, TxDMV may require fingerprints only within the act’s limit: no more than one manager or other genuine employee for each location, with that person’s regular workplace within 100 miles of the location.
- This does not necessarily mean one fingerprinted person covers a dealer’s entire statewide operation: locations beyond the 100-mile area are not covered by that person’s fingerprint set under this rule.
What does it do?
HB2522 creates a special fingerprinting rule for a person applying for or holding a dealer general distinguishing number for 75 or more locations. A general distinguishing number is part of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ dealer-licensing system. The rule applies to original and renewal applications; it is not a fingerprinting exemption for every dealership. Final law, Section 1; underlying dealer application requirements.
For a covered applicant, TxDMV may require fingerprints only within the act’s limit: no more than one manager or other genuine employee for each location, with that person’s regular workplace within 100 miles of the location. One complete fingerprint set also satisfies the requirement for all of the dealer’s locations within 100 miles of that employee’s regular workplace. It is not necessary to fingerprint a different employee for every nearby location merely because separate applications are involved. Final law, new Section 503.0292(b).
This does not necessarily mean one fingerprinted person covers a dealer’s entire statewide operation: locations beyond the 100-mile area are not covered by that person’s fingerprint set under this rule. Nor does it eliminate applications, fees or other licensing requirements. The law took effect September 1, 2025. Final law; application statute; official history.
What changed along the way?
The introduced bill would have applied at 10 or more locations. The House committee substitute raised the threshold to 75 or more, substantially narrowing who gets this special rule. The one-employee and 100-mile provisions remained. The engrossed, Senate committee and final texts retain the 75-location threshold. The official amendment index lists no individual amendments; the eligibility change came through the committee substitute. Ten locations is not the enacted threshold. Introduced bill; House substitute; final law; text index; amendment index.
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Official bill versions
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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
Large multi-location dealers and their employees can avoid duplicative fingerprint submissions for locations within the stated radius. Smaller dealers do not receive this particular statutory accommodation. TxDMV must administer the location and employee rules; the act does not quantify time saved, fees avoided, the number of qualifying dealers or an effect on fraud. Final law.
The Legislative Budget Board’s May 12, 2025 engrossed fiscal note anticipates no significant state fiscal implication, assumes costs can be absorbed with existing resources and anticipates no local-government fiscal implication. The April 11 substitute note reaches the same conclusion at the enacted 75-location threshold; the March 26 introduced note evaluated the broader 10-location proposal. None estimates private compliance savings. Engrossed fiscal note; substitute fiscal note; introduced fiscal note.
Official sources
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