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CS/CS/SB 1792: Towing of Vehicles and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure and Security ; Community Affairs ; Gruters

Towing of Vehicles and Vessels; Specifying that local governments may enact rates to tow or immobilize vessels on private property and to remove and store vessels under specified circumstances; prohibiting counties or municipalities from enacting certain ordinances or rules that impose fees or charges on authorized wrecker operators or towing businesses; prohibiting municipalities or counties from enacting an ordinance or rule requiring an authorized wrecker operator to accept checks as a form of payment; authorizing certain persons to place liens on vehicles or vessels to recover specified fees or charges, etc.

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

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2019 Senate • Filed
    3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules -SJ 225
    3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 225
    3/21/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/26/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/26/2019 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 281
    3/27/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/28/2019 Senate • Now in Infrastructure and Security
    • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 04/02/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/2/2019 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 300
    • CS/CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
    4/4/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 327
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 1792, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2019 at 8:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1237 (e1) Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels McClain, Ponder Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 3 (pdf)
    125.01047 Page 3 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 4 (pdf)
    166.04465 Page 6 (pdf)
    323.002 County and municipal wrecker operator systems; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 8 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1792, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2019 at 1:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2019 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1237 (c1) Towing and Immobilizing of Vehicles and Vessels McClain, Ponder Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    658588 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Gruters)     		4/1/2019
    1:58 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/3/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 547770 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (658588)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Gruters)     		4/2/2019
    10:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2019 2:00 PM Infrastructure and Security 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 3 (pdf)
    125.01047 Page 4 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    166.04465 Page 6 (pdf)
    323.002 County and municipal wrecker operator systems; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 8 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 9 (pdf)
    715.08 Page 15 (pdf)

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  • SB 1792, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2019 at 6:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1237 Towing and Immobilizing of Vehicles and Vessels McClain, Ponder Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    128966 - Amendment
    Between lines 120 and 121 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Gruters)     		3/25/2019
    3:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/27/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    320918 - Amendment
    Between lines 207 and 208 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Gruters)     		3/25/2019
    3:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/27/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    630976 - Amendment
    Between lines 593 and 594 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Gruters)     		3/25/2019
    3:48 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/27/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2019 4:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 3 (pdf)
    125.01047 Page 4 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    166.04465 Page 6 (pdf)
    323.002 County and municipal wrecker operator systems; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 8 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 9 (pdf)
    715.08 Page 15 (pdf)

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