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Proposed and Adopted Rules for 2025
Rules that have been adopted by the Board are listed by year proposed.
| Subject | Proposal Filed | Proposal Summary (English and Español) |
Proposal Published | Adoption Filed | Adoption Published | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Chapter 224, Adjudicative Practice and Procedure Amendment: §224.116 and §224.124 New: §224.121 (Relating to Implementation of House Bill (HB) 1672, 89th Legislative Session, and Cleanup) |
Chapter 224 | 7/25/25 | 7/10/25 | |||
| Chapter 211, Criminal History Offense and Action on License Amendments: §211.1 and §211.2 New: Subchapter B Repeals: §§211.3, 211.4, 211.5, and 211.6 (Relating to Implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 2587 and SB 1080, 89th Legislative Session, and Cleanup) |
Chapter 211 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 215, Motor Vehicle Distribution Amendments: Subchapters B and D New: §§215.91 and 215.163 (Relating to Implementation of HB 718, 88th Legislative Session; SB 1902, SB 1818, and HB 5629, 89th Legislative Session; and Cleanup) |
Chapter 215 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration Amendments: Subchapters B and I (Relating to Implementation of SB 1902 and SB 1729, 89th Legislative Session, and Cleanup) |
Chapter 217 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| New Chapter 220, Automated Motor Vehicles New: Subchapters A, B, and C (Relating to Implementation of SB 2807, 89th Legislative Session) |
Chapter 220 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 221, Salvage Vehicle Dealers Amendments: §221.17 (Relating to Implementation of SB 1818 and HB 5629, 89th Legislative Session) |
Section 221.17 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 224. Adjudicative Practice and Procedure Amendments: Subchapters A, D, E, and F New: Subchapters H and I (Relating to Implementation of SB 2807, 89th Legislative Session, and Cleanup) |
Chapter 224 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 224. Adjudicative Practice and Procedure Amendments: §224.116 and §224.124 New: §224.121 (Relating to Implementation of HB 1672, 89th Legislative Session, and Cleanup) |
Chapter 224 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
| Chapter 224. Adjudicative Practice and Procedure Amendments: §224.58 (Relating to Implementation of SB 1902, 89th Legislative Session) |
Section 224.58 | Summary/Resumen | 7/25/25 | |||
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Chapter 215, Motor Vehicle Distribution
New: §215.163 (Relating to License Plate Distribution for Motor Vehicles Sold at Auction or on Consignment) |
215.163 | Summary/Resumen | 2/28/25 |