87R10257 BEE-D     By: Dominguez H.B. No. 3142       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the posting of nonconsent towing fees schedules in   licensed vehicle storage facilities and the provision of nonconsent   towing fees schedules by tow truck operators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2303.1551(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A vehicle storage facility accepting a nonconsent towed   vehicle shall post a sign containing the nonconsent towing fees   schedule that complies with commission rules. [and states   "Nonconsent tow fees schedules available on request."] The vehicle   storage facility shall provide a copy of the [a] nonconsent towing   fees schedule on request. The commission shall adopt rules for   signs required under this subsection.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Subchapter J, Chapter 2308,   Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER J. RIGHTS OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF CERTAIN [STORED OR   BOOTED] VEHICLES          SECTION 3.  Subchapter J, Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 2308.4501 to read as follows:          Sec. 2308.4501.  PROVISION OF FEE SCHEDULE BY TOW TRUCK   OPERATOR. (a) On request, a tow truck operator performing a   nonconsent tow shall provide to the owner or operator of a vehicle   being towed a copy of the nonconsent towing fees schedule in a form   prescribed by the commission.           (b)  The commission by rule shall prescribe the form of a   nonconsent towing fees schedule required to be provided under this   section.          SECTION 4.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas   Department of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as   necessary to implement Section 2303.1551(b), Occupations Code, as   amended by this Act, and Section 2308.4501, Occupations Code, as   added by this Act.          SECTION 5.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this   section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2022.          (b)  Section 4 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.