BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 1371 amends current law relating to vehicle parking requirements in certain municipal housing authority communities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 92.0131, Property Code, by adding Subsection (c-2), as follows:
(c-2) Authorizes a municipal housing authority located in a municipality that has a population of more than 500,000 and is not more than 50 miles from an international border, or a public facility corporation, affiliate, or subsidiary of the authority, notwithstanding Subsection (c-1) (relating to authorizing a landlord to require a tenant to provide only the make, model, color, year, license number and state registration of the vehicle to be parked), to require that vehicles parked in a community of the authority, corporation, affiliate, or subsidiary:
(1) be registered with the housing authority;
(2) display proof of current vehicle registration in this state and a current state inspection certificate; and
(3) be covered by liability insurance in an amount sufficient to constitute proof of financial responsibility required by Chapter 601 (Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act), Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2011.