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CS/CS/CS/HB 431: Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Fischer

Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Authorizes person claiming lien against motor vehicle to obtain release of vehicle from lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop; prohibits repair shop from violating certain provisions; revises notice requirements for enforcing lien by sale of motor vehicle; revises requirements for notice of lien & notice of sale; requires lienor to make motor vehicle available for inspection; revises requirements for transfer of title; authorizes lienor to charge administrative fee; revises requirements for notice of lien for recovering, towing, or storing vehicle or vessel; revises requirements for notice of sale; revises requirements for transfer of title; requires certain entities to use third-party service to provide notices.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
 Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-73
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2019 House • Filed
    1/30/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 55
    3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 55
    3/6/2019 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 381
    3/8/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/11/2019 House • Now in Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee -HJ 376
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 374
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
    3/26/2019 House • CS/CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 520
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/27/2019 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 536
    • CS/CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 513
    4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/3/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
    4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 580
    4/5/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 699
    • Amendment(s) adopted (214153) -HJ 701
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 701
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 701
    • Was taken up -HJ 723
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 724
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 724
    4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
    4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 458
    • Received -SJ 458
    4/29/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 589
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 772 -SJ 590
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 589
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/30/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 633
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 633
    4/30/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1097
    6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
    6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-73

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 431, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2019 at 3:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 (c2) Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill
    H 347 (c2) Towing-storage Operating Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Compare 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

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 3 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 431, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/17/2019 at 7:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 (c2) Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill
    H 347 (c2) Towing-storage Operating Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Compare 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

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/2019 2:18 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 3 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 431, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 4/4/2019 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 (c2) Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill
    H 347 (c2) Towing-storage Operating Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) Track This Bill
    S 826 (c1) Towing-storage Operator Liens Rouson Compare 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

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    214153 - Amendment
    Remove lines 350-699 and insert:     		Fischer 4/12/2019
    11:04 AM     		House: Adopted
    4/17/2019     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 1:41 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/17/2019 4:48 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 3 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 431, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/26/2019 at 6:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 (c1) Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    770381 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fischer 4/2/2019
    7:17 PM     		Adopted
    4/3/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 3 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 431, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/8/2019 at 3:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    609293 - Amendment
    Remove lines 361-400 and insert:     		Fischer 3/25/2019
    6:04 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/26/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 3 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 5 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 17 (pdf)

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  • HB 431, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2019 at 10:37 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 772 Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels Stargel Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    504379 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fischer 3/5/2019
    6:37 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/8/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. Page 2 (pdf)
    559.920 Unlawful acts and practices. Page 5 (pdf)
    713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 5 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 14 (pdf)

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