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1	1	S.B. No. 2153
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the booting of vehicles by private entities in parking
6	6	facilities; providing penalties.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 2308, Occupations Code,
9	9	is amended to read as follows:
10	10	CHAPTER 2308. VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING
11	11	SECTION 2. Section 2308.001, Occupations Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 2308.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as
14	14	the Texas Towing and Booting Act.
15	15	SECTION 3. Section 2308.002, Occupations Code, is amended
16	16	by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivisions (1-a), (1-b),
17	17	and (1-c) to read as follows:
18	18	(1) "Advisory board" means the Towing, [and] Storage,
19	19	and Booting Advisory Board.
20	20	(1-a) "Boot" means a lockable road wheel clamp or
21	21	similar vehicle immobilization device that is designed to
22	22	immobilize a parked vehicle and prevent its movement until the
23	23	device is unlocked or removed.
24	24	(1-b) "Booting company" means a person that controls,
25	25	installs, or directs the installation and removal of one or more
26	26	boots.
27	27	(1-c) "Boot operator" means an individual who installs
28	28	or removes a boot on or from a vehicle.
29	29	SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, is
30	30	amended by adding Section 2308.004 to read as follows:
31	31	Sec. 2308.004. EXEMPTION. (a) This chapter does not apply
32	32	to a person who, while exercising a statutory or contractual lien
33	33	right with regard to a vehicle:
34	34	(1) installs or removes a boot; or
35	35	(2) controls, installs, or directs the installation
36	36	and removal of one or more boots.
37	37	(b) This chapter does not apply to a commercial office
38	38	building owner or manager who installs or removes a boot in the
39	39	building's parking facility.
40	40	SECTION 5. The heading to Section 2308.051, Occupations
41	41	Code, is amended to read as follows:
42	42	Sec. 2308.051. TOWING, [AND] STORAGE, AND BOOTING ADVISORY
43	43	BOARD.
44	44	SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 2308.051, Occupations
45	45	Code, is amended to read as follows:
46	46	(a) The advisory board consists of the following members
47	47	appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the
48	48	approval of the commission:
49	49	(1) one representative of a towing company operating
50	50	in a county with a population of less than one million;
51	51	(2) one representative of a towing company operating
52	52	in a county with a population of one million or more;
53	53	(3) one owner of a vehicle storage facility located in
54	54	a county with a population of less than one million;
55	55	(4) one owner of a vehicle storage facility located in
56	56	a county with a population of one million or more;
57	57	(5) one parking facility owner;
58	58	(6) one law enforcement officer from a county with a
59	59	population of less than one million;
60	60	(7) one law enforcement officer from a county with a
61	61	population of one million or more; [and]
62	62	(8) one representative of property and casualty
63	63	insurers who write automobile insurance in this state; and
64	64	(9) one representative of a booting company.
65	65	SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 2308.057, Occupations
66	66	Code, is amended to read as follows:
67	67	(a) The commission shall adopt rules for permitting tow
68	68	trucks and licensing towing operators, [and] towing companies,
69	69	booting companies, and boot operators.
70	70	SECTION 8. Section 2308.151, Occupations Code, is amended
71	71	to read as follows:
72	72	Sec. 2308.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless the person holds
73	73	an appropriate license under this subchapter, a person may not:
74	74	(1) perform towing operations; [or]
75	75	(2) operate a towing company;
76	76	(3) perform booting operations; or
77	77	(4) operate a booting company.
78	78	SECTION 9. Subchapter D, Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, is
79	79	amended by adding Sections 2308.1555 and 2308.1556 to read as
80	80	follows:
81	81	Sec. 2308.1555. BOOT OPERATOR'S LICENSE. (a) A boot
82	82	operator's license is required to install or remove a boot from a
83	83	vehicle.
84	84	(b) An applicant for a boot operator's license must be at
85	85	least 18 years of age.
86	86	Sec. 2308.1556. BOOTING COMPANY LICENSE. (a) A booting
87	87	company license is required for a person to operate a booting
88	88	company.
89	89	(b) To be eligible for a booting company license, an
90	90	applicant must submit evidence that the applicant is covered by:
91	91	(1) a general liability insurance policy on a broad
92	92	form with:
93	93	(A) a combined single limit for bodily injury and
94	94	property damage for each occurrence of at least $500,000; and
95	95	(B) an aggregate limit for all occurrences for
96	96	each policy year of at least $500,000; and
97	97	(2) an automobile liability insurance policy covering
98	98	the applicant and the applicant's employees for vehicles owned,
99	99	hired, or otherwise used in the applicant's business, with a
100	100	combined single limit for each occurrence of at least $500,000.
101	101	SECTION 10. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 2308,
102	102	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
103	103	SUBCHAPTER E. LOCAL REGULATION OF TOWING AND BOOTING
104	104	SECTION 11. Subchapter E, Chapter 2308, Occupations Code,
105	105	is amended by adding Section 2308.2085 to read as follows:
106	106	Sec. 2308.2085. MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE REGULATING BOOTING
107	107	COMPANIES AND OPERATORS. (a) A municipality may adopt an
108	108	ordinance that is identical to the booting provisions in this
109	109	chapter or that imposes additional requirements that exceed the
110	110	minimum standards of the booting provisions in this chapter but may
111	111	not adopt an ordinance that conflicts with the booting provisions
112	112	in this chapter.
113	113	(b) A municipality may regulate the fees that may be charged
114	114	in connection with the booting of a vehicle, including associated
115	115	parking fees.
116	116	(c) A municipality may require booting companies to obtain a
117	117	permit to operate in the municipality.
118	118	SECTION 12. Subchapter F, Chapter 2308, Occupations Code,
119	119	is amended by adding Section 2308.257 to read as follows:
120	120	Sec. 2308.257. BOOTING OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE. (a) A
121	121	parking facility owner may, without the consent of the owner or
122	122	operator of an unauthorized vehicle, cause a boot to be installed on
123	123	the vehicle in the parking facility if signs that comply with
124	124	Subchapter G prohibiting unauthorized vehicles are located on the
125	125	parking facility at the time of the booting and for the preceding 24
126	126	hours and remain installed at the time of the booting.
127	127	(b) A boot operator that installs a boot on a vehicle must
128	128	affix a conspicuous notice to the vehicle's front windshield or
129	129	driver's side window stating:
130	130	(1) that the vehicle has been booted and damage may
131	131	occur if the vehicle is moved;
132	132	(2) the date and time the boot was installed;
133	133	(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the
134	134	booting company;
135	135	(4) a telephone number that is answered 24 hours a day
136	136	to enable the owner or operator of the vehicle to arrange for
137	137	removal of the boot;
138	138	(5) the amount of the fee for removal of the boot and
139	139	any associated parking fees; and
140	140	(6) notice of the right of a vehicle owner or vehicle
141	141	operator to a hearing under Subchapter J.
142	142	(c) On removal of a boot, the boot operator shall provide a
143	143	receipt to the vehicle owner or operator stating:
144	144	(1) the name of the person who removed the boot;
145	145	(2) the date and time the boot was removed;
146	146	(3) the name of the person to whom the vehicle was
147	147	released;
148	148	(4) the amount of fees paid for removal of the boot and
149	149	any associated parking fees; and
150	150	(5) the right of the vehicle owner or operator to a
151	151	hearing under Subchapter J.
152	152	(d) The booting company shall maintain a copy of the receipt
153	153	at its place of business for a period of three years. A peace
154	154	officer has the right, on request, to inspect and copy the records
155	155	to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
156	156	(e) A booting company shall accept payment by an electronic
157	157	check, debit card, or credit card for any fee or charge associated
158	158	with the removal of a boot. A booting company may not collect a fee
159	159	for any charge associated with the removal of a boot from a person
160	160	who offers to pay the charge with an electronic check, debit card,
161	161	or credit card form of payment that the booting company is not
162	162	equipped to accept.
163	163	SECTION 13. Section 2308.301, Occupations Code, is amended
164	164	to read as follows:
165	165	Sec. 2308.301. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGN PROHIBITING
166	166	UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection
167	167	(a)(2)(B) and Section 2308.304 or 2308.305, an unauthorized vehicle
168	168	may not be towed under Section 2308.252(a)(1) or booted under
169	169	Section 2308.257 unless a sign prohibiting unauthorized vehicles on
170	170	a parking facility is:
171	171	(1) facing and conspicuously visible to the driver of
172	172	a vehicle that enters the facility;
173	173	(2) located:
174	174	(A) on the right or left side of each driveway or
175	175	curb-cut through which a vehicle can enter the facility, including
176	176	an entry from an alley abutting the facility; or
177	177	(B) at intervals along the entrance so that no
178	178	entrance is farther than 25 feet from a sign if:
179	179	(i) curbs, access barriers, landscaping, or
180	180	driveways do not establish definite vehicle entrances onto a
181	181	parking facility from a public roadway other than an alley; and
182	182	(ii) the width of an entrance exceeds 35
183	183	feet;
184	184	(3) permanently mounted on a pole, post, permanent
185	185	wall, or permanent barrier;
186	186	(4) installed on the parking facility; and
187	187	(5) installed so that the bottom edge of the sign is no
188	188	lower than five feet and no higher than eight feet above ground
189	189	level.
190	190	(b) Except as provided by Section 2308.305, an unauthorized
191	191	vehicle may be towed under Section 2308.252(a)(1) or booted under
192	192	Section 2308.257 only if each sign prohibiting unauthorized
193	193	vehicles:
194	194	(1) is made of weather-resistant material;
195	195	(2) is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches tall;
196	196	(3) contains the international symbol for towing
197	197	vehicles;
198	198	(4) contains a statement describing who may park in
199	199	the parking facility and prohibiting all others;
200	200	(5) bears the words "Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be
201	201	Towed or Booted at Owner's or Operator's Expense";
202	202	(6) contains a statement of the days and hours of
203	203	towing and booting enforcement; and
204	204	(7) contains a number, including the area code, of a
205	205	telephone that is answered 24 hours a day to enable an owner or
206	206	operator of a vehicle to locate a towed [the] vehicle or to arrange
207	207	for removal of a boot from a vehicle.
208	208	SECTION 14. Subsections (c) and (e), Section 2308.302,
209	209	Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
210	210	(c) The portion of the sign immediately below the
211	211	international towing symbol must contain the words "Towing And
212	212	Booting Enforced" [or the information provided by Section
213	213	2308.301(b)(4)] in lettering at least two inches in height. The
214	214	lettering on this portion of the sign must consist of white letters
215	215	on a bright red background.
216	216	(e) The bottommost portion of the sign must contain the
217	217	telephone numbers [number] required by Section 2308.301(b), in
218	218	lettering at least one inch in height and may, if the facility owner
219	219	chooses or if an applicable municipal ordinance requires, include
220	220	the name and address of the storage facility to which an
221	221	unauthorized vehicle will be removed. The lettering on this
222	222	portion of the sign must consist of white letters on a bright red
223	223	background.
224	224	SECTION 15. The heading to Subchapter I, Chapter 2308,
225	225	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
226	226	SUBCHAPTER I. REGULATION OF TOWING COMPANIES, BOOTING COMPANIES,
227	227	AND PARKING FACILITY OWNERS
228	228	SECTION 16. Section 2308.401, Occupations Code, is amended
229	229	to read as follows:
230	230	Sec. 2308.401. PARKING FACILITY OWNER PROHIBITED FROM
231	231	RECEIVING FINANCIAL GAIN FROM TOWING COMPANY OR BOOTING COMPANY.
232	232	(a) A parking facility owner may not directly or indirectly accept
233	233	anything of value from:
234	234	(1) a towing company in connection with the removal of
235	235	a vehicle from a parking facility; or
236	236	(2) a booting company in connection with booting a
237	237	vehicle in a parking facility.
238	238	(b) A parking facility owner may not have a direct or
239	239	indirect monetary interest in:
240	240	(1) a towing company that for compensation removes
241	241	unauthorized vehicles from a parking facility in which the parking
242	242	facility owner has an interest; or
243	243	(2) a booting company that for compensation boots
244	244	vehicles in a parking facility in which the parking facility owner
245	245	has an interest.
246	246	SECTION 17. Section 2308.402, Occupations Code, is amended
247	247	to read as follows:
248	248	Sec. 2308.402. TOWING COMPANY AND BOOTING COMPANY
249	249	PROHIBITED FROM FINANCIAL INVOLVEMENT WITH PARKING FACILITY OWNER.
250	250	(a) A towing company or booting company may not directly or
251	251	indirectly give anything of value to a parking facility owner in
252	252	connection with:
253	253	(1) the removal of a vehicle from a parking facility;
254	254	or
255	255	(2) the booting of a vehicle in a parking facility.
256	256	(b) A towing company or booting company may not have a
257	257	direct or indirect monetary interest in a parking facility:
258	258	(1) from which the towing company for compensation
259	259	removes unauthorized vehicles; or
260	260	(2) in which the booting company for compensation
261	261	installs boots on unauthorized vehicles.
262	262	SECTION 18. The heading to Section 2308.404, Occupations
263	263	Code, is amended to read as follows:
264	264	Sec. 2308.404. CIVIL LIABILITY OF TOWING COMPANY, BOOTING
265	265	COMPANY, OR PARKING FACILITY OWNER FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
266	266	SECTION 19. Subsections (a), (b), and (c), Section
267	267	2308.404, Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
268	268	(a) A towing company, booting company, or parking facility
269	269	owner who violates this chapter is liable to the owner or operator
270	270	of the vehicle that is the subject of the violation for:
271	271	(1) damages arising from the removal, [or] storage, or
272	272	booting of the vehicle; and
273	273	(2) towing, [or] storage, or booting fees assessed in
274	274	connection with the vehicle's removal, [or] storage, or booting.
275	275	(b) A vehicle's owner or operator is not required to prove
276	276	negligence of a parking facility owner, [or] towing company, or
277	277	booting company to recover under Subsection (a).
278	278	(c) A towing company, booting company, or parking facility
279	279	owner who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this
280	280	chapter is liable to the owner or operator of the vehicle that is
281	281	the subject of the violation for $300 plus three times the amount of
282	282	fees assessed in the vehicle's removal, towing, [or] storage, or
283	283	booting.
284	284	SECTION 20. The heading to Subchapter J, Chapter 2308,
285	285	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
286	286	SUBCHAPTER J. RIGHTS OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORED OR BOOTED
287	287	VEHICLES
288	288	SECTION 21. The heading to Section 2308.451, Occupations
289	289	Code, is amended to read as follows:
290	290	Sec. 2308.451. PAYMENT OF COST OF REMOVAL, [AND] STORAGE,
291	291	AND BOOTING OF VEHICLE.
292	292	SECTION 22. Section 2308.451, Occupations Code, is amended
293	293	by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
294	294	(c) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court finds
295	295	that a person authorized, with probable cause, the booting of a
296	296	vehicle in a parking facility, the person who requested the hearing
297	297	shall pay the costs of the booting.
298	298	(d) If in a hearing held under this chapter the court does
299	299	not find that a person authorized, with probable cause, the booting
300	300	of a vehicle, the person that authorized the booting shall:
301	301	(1) pay the costs of the booting and any related
302	302	parking fees; or
303	303	(2) reimburse the owner or operator for the cost of the
304	304	booting and any related parking fees paid by the owner or operator.
305	305	SECTION 23. Section 2308.452, Occupations Code, is amended
306	306	to read as follows:
307	307	Sec. 2308.452. RIGHT OF OWNER OR OPERATOR OF VEHICLE TO
308	308	HEARING. The owner or operator of a vehicle that has been removed
309	309	and placed in a vehicle storage facility or booted without the
310	310	consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle is entitled to a
311	311	hearing on whether probable cause existed for the removal and
312	312	placement or booting.
313	313	SECTION 24. Section 2308.453, Occupations Code, is amended
314	314	to read as follows:
315	315	Sec. 2308.453. JURISDICTION. A hearing under this chapter
316	316	shall be in the justice court having jurisdiction in:
317	317	(1) the precinct in which the vehicle storage facility
318	318	is located; or
319	319	(2) for booted vehicles, the precinct in which the
320	320	parking facility is located.
321	321	SECTION 25. Section 2308.454, Occupations Code, is amended
322	322	by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
323	323	(c) If before a hearing held under this chapter the owner or
324	324	operator of a vehicle pays the costs for removal of a boot, the
325	325	booting company shall at the time of payment give the owner or
326	326	operator written notice of the person's rights under this chapter.
327	327	(d) The booting operator that places a notice on a booted
328	328	vehicle under Section 2308.257 shall include with that notice a
329	329	notice of the person's rights under this chapter.
330	330	SECTION 26. Section 2308.455, Occupations Code, is amended
331	331	to read as follows:
332	332	Sec. 2308.455. CONTENTS OF NOTICE. The notice under
333	333	Section 2308.454 must include:
334	334	(1) a statement of:
335	335	(A) the person's right to submit a request within
336	336	14 days for a court hearing to determine whether probable cause
337	337	existed to remove, or install a boot on, the vehicle;
338	338	(B) the information that a request for a hearing
339	339	must contain; and
340	340	(C) any filing fee for the hearing;
341	341	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the
342	342	towing company that removed the vehicle or the booting company that
343	343	booted the vehicle;
344	344	(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the
345	345	vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle was placed;
346	346	(4) the name, address, and telephone number of the
347	347	person, property owner, or law enforcement agency that authorized
348	348	the removal of the vehicle; and
349	349	(5) the name, address, and telephone number of the
350	350	justice court having jurisdiction in the precinct in which the
351	351	vehicle storage facility is located or, for booted vehicles, the
352	352	name, address, and telephone number of the justice court having
353	353	jurisdiction in the precinct in which the parking facility is
354	354	located.
355	355	SECTION 27. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 2308.456,
356	356	Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
357	357	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person entitled
358	358	to a hearing under this chapter must deliver a written request for
359	359	the hearing to the court before the 14th day after the date the
360	360	vehicle was removed and placed in the vehicle storage facility or
361	361	booted, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
362	362	(b) A request for a hearing must contain:
363	363	(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the
364	364	owner or operator of the vehicle;
365	365	(2) the location from which the vehicle was removed or
366	366	in which the vehicle was booted;
367	367	(3) the date when the vehicle was removed or booted;
368	368	(4) the name, address, and telephone number of the
369	369	person or law enforcement agency that authorized the removal or
370	370	booting;
371	371	(5) the name, address, and telephone number of the
372	372	vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle was placed;
373	373	(6) the name, address, and telephone number of the
374	374	towing company that removed the vehicle or of the booting company
375	375	that installed a boot on the vehicle;
376	376	(7) a copy of any receipt or notification that the
377	377	owner or operator received from the towing company, the booting
378	378	company, or the vehicle storage facility; and
379	379	(8) if the vehicle was removed from or booted in a
380	380	parking facility:
381	381	(A) one or more photographs that show the
382	382	location and text of any sign posted at the facility restricting
383	383	parking of vehicles; or
384	384	(B) a statement that no sign restricting parking
385	385	was posted at the parking facility.
386	386	SECTION 28. Section 2308.458, Occupations Code, is amended
387	387	by amending Subsections (b), (c), and (e) and adding Subsections
388	388	(b-2) and (c-1) to read as follows:
389	389	(b) The court shall notify the person who requested the
390	390	hearing for a towed vehicle, the person or law enforcement agency
391	391	that authorized the removal of the vehicle, and the vehicle storage
392	392	facility in which the vehicle was placed of the date, time, and
393	393	place of the hearing in a manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules
394	394	of Civil Procedure. The notice of the hearing to the person or law
395	395	enforcement agency that authorized the removal of the vehicle must
396	396	[shall] include a copy of the request for hearing.
397	397	(b-2) The court shall notify the person who requested the
398	398	hearing for a booted vehicle, the parking facility in which the
399	399	vehicle was booted, and the booting company of the date, time, and
400	400	place of the hearing in a manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules
401	401	of Civil Procedure. The notice of hearing to the person that
402	402	authorized the booting of the vehicle must include a copy of the
403	403	request for hearing.
404	404	(c) The issues in a hearing regarding a towed vehicle under
405	405	this chapter are:
406	406	(1) whether probable cause existed for the removal and
407	407	placement of the vehicle;
408	408	(2) whether a towing charge imposed or collected in
409	409	connection with the removal or placement of the vehicle was greater
410	410	than the amount authorized by the political subdivision under
411	411	Section 2308.201 or 2308.202;
412	412	(3) whether a towing charge imposed or collected in
413	413	connection with the removal or placement of the vehicle was greater
414	414	than the amount authorized under Section 2308.203 or 2308.204; or
415	415	(4) whether a towing charge imposed or collected in
416	416	connection with the removal or placement of the vehicle was greater
417	417	than the amount filed with the department under Section 2308.206.
418	418	(c-1) The issues in a hearing regarding a booted vehicle
419	419	under this chapter are:
420	420	(1) whether probable cause existed for the booting of
421	421	the vehicle; and
422	422	(2) whether a boot removal charge imposed or collected
423	423	in connection with the removal of the boot from the vehicle was
424	424	greater than the amount authorized by the political subdivision
425	425	under Section 2308.2085.
426	426	(e) The court may award:
427	427	(1) court costs to the prevailing party;
428	428	(2) the reasonable cost of photographs submitted under
429	429	Section 2308.456(b)(8) to a vehicle owner or operator who is the
430	430	prevailing party;
431	431	(3) an amount equal to the amount that the towing
432	432	charge or booting removal charge and associated parking fees
433	433	exceeded fees regulated by a political subdivision or authorized by
434	434	this code or by Chapter 2303; and
435	435	(4) reimbursement of fees paid for vehicle towing,
436	436	[and] storage, or removal of a boot.
437	437	SECTION 29. Subsection (a), Section 2308.505, Occupations
438	438	Code, is amended to read as follows:
439	439	(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
440	440	(1) violates an ordinance, resolution, order, rule, or
441	441	regulation of a political subdivision adopted under Section
442	442	2308.201, [or] 2308.202, or 2308.2085 for which the political
443	443	subdivision does not prescribe the penalty;
444	444	(2) charges or collects a fee in a political
445	445	subdivision that regulates the operation of tow trucks under
446	446	Section 2308.201 or 2308.202 or booting under Section 2308.2085
447	447	that is not authorized or is greater than the authorized amount of
448	448	the fee;
449	449	(3) charges or collects a fee greater than the amount
450	450	authorized under Section 2308.204;
451	451	(4) charges or collects a fee in excess of the amount
452	452	filed with the department under Section 2308.206;
453	453	(5) violates Section 2308.205; or
454	454	(6) violates a rule of the department applicable to a
455	455	tow truck, [and] towing company, or booting company.
456	456	SECTION 30. Section 2303.058, Occupations Code, is amended
457	457	to read as follows:
458	458	Sec. 2303.058. ADVISORY BOARD. The Towing, [and] Storage,
459	459	and Booting Advisory Board under Chapter 2308 shall advise the
460	460	commission in adopting vehicle storage rules under this chapter.
461	461	SECTION 31. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the
462	462	presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and
463	463	Regulation shall appoint to the Towing, Storage, and Booting
464	464	Advisory Board one representative of a booting company as required
465	465	by Subsection (a), Section 2308.051, Occupations Code, as amended
466	466	by this Act.
467	467	SECTION 32. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
468	468	______________________________ ______________________________
469	469	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
470	470	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2153 passed the Senate on
471	471	April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
472	472	______________________________
473	473	Secretary of the Senate
474	474	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2153 passed the House on
475	475	May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 10, one
476	476	present not voting.
477	477	______________________________
478	478	Chief Clerk of the House
479	479	Approved:
480	480	______________________________
481	481	Date
482	482	______________________________
483	483	Governor