By: Hancock S.B. No. 530
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire by certain airport
governing boards; authorizing the imposition of fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.081, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 22.081. [TAXICAB] LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE.
(a) A joint board may license taxicabs transporting passengers to
or from the airport and impose fees for issuing the licenses.
(b) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are
populous home-rule municipalities may license taxicabs and other
vehicles for hire transporting passengers to or from the airport
and impose fees for issuing the license.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.