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.