86R5743 BEE-F
By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 1140
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adjustment of fees for vehicles stored at vehicle
storage facilities; authorizing fee increases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2303.155, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (h) and (i) to
read as follows:
(a) For the purposes of this section, "governmental vehicle
storage facility" means a garage, parking lot, or other facility
that is:
(1) [(A)] owned by a governmental entity; and
(2) [(B)] used to store or park at least 10 vehicles
each year.
(h) The commission shall biennially:
(1) adjust fees under this section according to the
percentage increase or decrease, if any, in the Consumer Price
Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) most
recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United
States Department of Labor;
(2) notify vehicle storage facilities licensed under
this chapter of the adjustment; and
(3) allow a reasonable period for implementation of
the adjustment.
(i) If a fee is decreased under Subsection (h), the operator
of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage
facility shall begin charging the new fee amount on the effective
date of the decrease. If a fee is increased, the operator may begin
charging the new amount at any time on or after the effective date
of the increase.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.