| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2927 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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| 8 | 8 | | Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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| 9 | 9 | | resolve the differences on House Bill 2571 (the licensing and |
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| 10 | 10 | | regulation of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities) to |
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| 11 | 11 | | consider and take action on the following matters: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit |
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| 13 | 13 | | the committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed Section |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2303.155(h), Occupations Code, to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (h) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or |
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| 16 | 16 | | governmental vehicle storage facility may not charge a fee under |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subsection (b) to the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the |
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| 18 | 18 | | facility as a result of recovery of the vehicle after being stolen |
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| 19 | 19 | | if the vehicle owner provides the operator with a copy of the police |
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| 20 | 20 | | report or similar report prepared by any law enforcement agency |
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| 21 | 21 | | showing that the vehicle was reported stolen. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Explanation: This change is necessary to remove the |
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| 23 | 23 | | prohibition on certain fees. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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| 25 | 25 | | the committee to add text not included in either the house or senate |
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| 26 | 26 | | version of the bill by adding amended Section 2308.208, Occupations |
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| 27 | 27 | | Code, to read as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 8. Section 2308.208, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 29 | 29 | | to read as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 2308.208. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY ORDINANCE REGULATING |
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| 31 | 31 | | UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES. The governing body of a [A] municipality or |
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| 32 | 32 | | the commissioners court of a county may adopt an ordinance that is |
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| 33 | 33 | | identical to this chapter or that imposes additional requirements |
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| 34 | 34 | | that exceed the minimum standards of this chapter but may not adopt |
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| 35 | 35 | | an ordinance conflicting with this chapter. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Explanation: This change is necessary to authorize counties |
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| 37 | 37 | | to adopt ordinances regulating unauthorized vehicles and towing of |
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| 38 | 38 | | motor vehicles. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Gonzales |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2927 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 44 | 44 | | voting. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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