84R22838 JTS-F
 
  By: Parker H.B. No. 1954
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1954:
 
  By:  Pickett C.S.H.B. No. 1954
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger
  transportation services by certain airport governing boards;
  authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to
  require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a
  criminal penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 22.081, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.081.  [TAXICAB] LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE AND
  PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.  (a)  A joint board may license
  taxicabs transporting passengers to or from the airport and impose
  fees for issuing the licenses.
         (b)  A joint board for which the constituent agencies are
  populous home-rule municipalities may:
               (1)  license vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, and
  passenger transportation services providing services to or from the
  airport for compensation; and
               (2)  impose fees for issuing the licenses.
         SECTION 2.  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, 2015.