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CS/CS/HB 1237: Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; McClain ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Roth

Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels; Authorizes local governments to enact rates to tow vessels on private property & remove & store vessels; prohibits counties or municipalities from enacting ordinances imposing costs or penalties on owners, persons in control, or lienholders of vehicles or vessels or that require wrecker operators or towing businesses to accept specified form of payment; authorizes persons to place liens on vehicles or vessels to recover fees or charges; removes requirement regarding notices & signs concerning towing or removal of vehicles & vessels & liability for attorney fees; prohibits counties or municipalities from authorizing attorney fees in connection with towing activities & preempts to state regulation of such fees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2019 House • Filed
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 125
3/8/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 377
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
3/19/2019 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 448
• Now in Business and Professions Subcommittee -HJ 448
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/26/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 538
3/28/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 535
3/29/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 551
4/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/10/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/10/2019 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 1 -HJ 634
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 629
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 672
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 711
• Read 2nd time -HJ 720, 721
• Amendment(s) adopted (560115, 759219, 977681) -HJ 721
• Read 3rd time -HJ 721
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 31 -HJ 722
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules -SJ 467
• Received -SJ 467
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs