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