BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 804 |
By: Geren |
Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, a vehicle storage facility must accept payment by electronic check, debit card, or credit card for any charge associated with delivery or storage of a vehicle. Interested parties assert that certain language in current law may be interpreted to allow vehicle storage facility operators to refuse forms of payment that are included in the language and assert that such refusal may prevent individuals from paying in a timely manner and allow certain facility operators to keep vehicles longer and charge excessive storage fees. C.S.H.B. 804 seeks to address this issue by amending the applicable law.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 804 amends the Occupations Code to include a cash payment among and remove a payment made with an electronic check from the forms of payment each of which an operator of a vehicle storage facility is required to accept for any charge associated with delivery or storage of a vehicle.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 804 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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