By Bailey                                             H.B. No. 2266
         77R6322 JMG-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the repair of a motor vehicle; providing a civil
 1-3     penalty.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 35, Business & Commerce
 1-6     Code, is amended by adding Section 35.56 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 35.56.  DAMAGE REPORT, ESTIMATE, OR APPRAISAL FOR REPAIR
 1-8     OF MOTOR VEHICLE. (a)  A person may not  prepare a damage report,
 1-9     estimate, or appraisal for the repair of a motor vehicle, unless
1-10     the person specifies the brand, type, kind, age, vendor, supplier,
1-11     and condition of the parts or products that may be used to repair
1-12     the motor vehicle.
1-13           (b)  A person who violates this section is liable to the
1-14     state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each
1-15     violation. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the
1-16     county in which the violation occurs may bring suit to recover the
1-17     civil penalty imposed under this section.
1-18           (c)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of
1-19     the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating this
1-20     section.
1-21           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-22     applies to a damage report, estimate, or appraisal for the repair
1-23     of a motor vehicle prepared on or after that date.