H.B. No. 338
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the court in which a hearing regarding the towing of a
  motor vehicle may be held.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2308.453, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2308.453.  JURISDICTION.  A hearing under this chapter
  shall be in any [the] justice court [having jurisdiction] in:
               (1)  the county [precinct] from which the motor vehicle
  was towed; or
               (2)  for booted vehicles, the county [precinct] in
  which the parking facility is located.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2308.455, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2308.455.  CONTENTS OF NOTICE.  The notice under
  Section 2308.454 must include:
               (1)  a statement of:
                     (A)  the person's right to submit a request within
  14 days for a court hearing to determine whether probable cause
  existed to remove, or install a boot on, the vehicle;
                     (B)  the information that a request for a hearing
  must contain; [and]
                     (C)  any filing fee for the hearing; and
                     (D)  the person's right to request a hearing in
  any justice court in:
                           (i)  the county from which the vehicle was
  towed; or
                           (ii)  for booted vehicles, the county in
  which the parking facility is located;
               (2)  the name, address, and telephone number of the
  towing company that removed the vehicle or the booting company that
  booted the vehicle;
               (3)  the name, address, [and] telephone number, and
  county of the vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle was
  placed;
               (4)  the name, street address including city, state,
  and zip code, and telephone number of the person, parking facility
  owner, or law enforcement agency that authorized the removal of the
  vehicle; and
               (5)  the name, address, and telephone number of each
  [the] justice court [having jurisdiction] in the county from
  [precinct in] which the vehicle was towed or, for booted vehicles,
  the county in which the parking facility is located, or the address
  of an Internet website maintained by the Office of Court
  Administration of the Texas Judicial System that contains the name,
  address, and telephone number of each justice court in that county 
  [parking facility is located].
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a cause of action filed on or after the effective date of this
  Act. A cause of action filed before the effective date of this Act
  is governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 338 was passed by the House on April
  11, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 338 on May 20, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2
  present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 338 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor