BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 2775
                                             By: Serna (Montford)
                                      Intergovernmental Relations
                                                          5-26-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Under present state law and many city ordinances, an individual's
vehicle may only be "booted" or impounded for three or more
delinquent unpaid parking citations in any calendar year.  This
means, that a person could receive a dozen parking citations in
December, fail to set a hearing or pay the fine, and escape the
consequences of the "boot" or impoundment should the police fail to
locate the offender's vehicle by January 1.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2775 authorizes enforcement of a hearing
officer's orders by authorized personnel impounding the offender's
vehicle when there are three or more unpaid parking citations in
any period of 12 consecutive months.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 5, Article 6701d-24, V.T.C.S., as
follows:

     Sec. 5.  ENFORCEMENT.  Authorizes an order filed under Section
     4(b) of this article to be enforced by impounding the vehicle;
     however, no vehicle may be impounded unless the offender has
     committed three or more offenses in any period of 12
     consecutive months, among other enforcement measures.
     
     SECTION 2.     Emergency clause.
           Effective date:  90 days after adjournment.