2007S0495-1 02/23/07
 
  By: Jackson S.B. No. 1224
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of normal wear in a service contract.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 1304.002, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (5-b) to read as follows:
             (5-b)  "Normal wear" includes the minor and reasonable
wear and tear that a vehicle sustains in everyday ordinary
operation including small dents, dings, and creases repairable by
the process of paintless dent removal without affecting the
existing paint finish and without replacing vehicle body panels or
sanding, bonding, or painting; small windshield chips and cracks
repairable without replacement of the entire windshield; worn tire
tread; worn interior fabric or carpet items; and tire and wheel
damage resulting from ordinary road hazards such as potholes,
rocks, wood debris, metal parts, glass, plastic, or composite
scraps.
       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a
service contract entered into on or after the effective date of this
Act.  A service contract entered into before the effective date of
this Act is covered by the law in effect when the contract was
entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.