By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 992 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.402(b-1), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a)(1) [(a)] with a population of less than 700,000 or a county described by Subsection (a)(2) may increase the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.