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CS/CS/HB 347: Towing-storage Operating Liens

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Rodriguez, A.M.

Towing-storage Operating Liens; Requires certain lien notices be sent through third-party mailing service; removes authorization of certain attorney fees; revises requirements for inspection & release of vehicles or vessels & personal property in such vehicles or vessels; requires third-party mailing services to apply to DHSMV; authorizes department to approve application if certain conditions are met; requires approved third-party notification services to maintain performance bond & conduct annual audit; authorizes department to deny, suspend, or revoke its approval; requires third-party mailing service to maintain certain records for specified period & allow inspection & copying of such records by department; authorizes towing-storage operators to send notices on their own behalf.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/18/2019 House • Filed
    1/30/2019 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 47
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 47
    3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
    3/19/2019 House • CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 488
    3/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/25/2019 House • CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 484
    • Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 496
    3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/02/19, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
    4/2/2019 House • Favorable by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 567
    4/3/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 567
    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 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 632
    4/11/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 666
    4/12/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 681
    4/18/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19
    4/24/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 821
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/25/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 867
    • CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 867
    4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations -SJ 499
    • Received -SJ 499
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73)

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  • CS/CS/HB 347, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/11/2019 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill
    H 431 (er) Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Fischer Compare Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-73 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2019 11:52 AM House 111 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 347, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2019 at 8:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    128463 - Amendment
    Remove lines 176-241 and insert:     		Rodriguez 4/9/2019
    5:49 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/10/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 347, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2019 at 1:43 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    729099 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rodriguez 3/18/2019
    5:01 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 1 (pdf)

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