CS/SB 990: Towing Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Diaz
Towing Vehicles; Prohibiting investigating agencies from releasing motor vehicles towed to an agency’s storage facility until certain proof of payment is presented to the agency; specifying that investigating agencies that do not obtain proof of payment must pay certain charges within a specified timeframe; revising the timeframe required for sending notices of lien; prohibiting towing companies from releasing vehicles owned by rental car companies, which are towed under certain circumstances, to the person who rented the vehicle unless the rental car company appoints the person as its agent, etc.
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Transportation (TR)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/18/2021 Senate • Filed
12/13/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Rules -SJ 66
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 66
1/13/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/18/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/18/2022 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 210
1/19/2022 Senate • Now in Transportation
1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 338
2/3/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 340
2/24/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/22, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
3/2/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died on Calendar
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CS/SB 990, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2022 at 8:51 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/25/2022 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2022 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 867 Towing, Storage, and Release of Motor Vehicles Rizo Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/1/2022 1:30 PM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 323.001 Wrecker operator storage facilities; vehicle holds. Page 2 (pdf) 713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 3 (pdf) 715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 7 (pdf) -
SB 990, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2021 at 11:42 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2022 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2022 (pdf)
Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 867 Towing, Storage, and Release of Motor Vehicles Rizo Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 580454 - Amendment
Delete lines 67 - 90 and insert:Transportation
(Rodriguez)2/1/2022
8:04 AMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
2/3/2022Web Page
PDF
174996 - Substitute Amendment (580454)
Delete lines 67 - 90 and insert:Transportation
(Rodriguez)2/1/2022
2:20 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/3/2022Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/18/2022 3:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/2/2022 8:30 AM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 323.001 Wrecker operator storage facilities; vehicle holds. Page 1 (pdf) 713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 3 (pdf) 715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 4 (pdf)