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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to repealing certain towing and booting licenses and |
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regulations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.151, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless the person holds |
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an appropriate license under this subchapter, a person may not: |
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(1) perform towing operations; |
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(2) operate a towing company; or |
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(3) [perform booting operations; or
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[(4)] operate a booting company. |
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SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2303.1016; |
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(2) Section 2308.1521; |
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(3) Section 2308.153; |
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(4) Section 2308.154; |
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(5) Section 2308.155; |
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(6) Section 2308.1551(b); |
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(7) Section 2308.1555; and |
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(8) Section 2308.157(c). |
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SECTION 3. On the effective date of this Act, a license |
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issued under a law that is repealed by this Act expires. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the validity of a proceeding pending before a court or other |
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governmental entity on the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) An offense or other violation of law committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the offense or violation was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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subsection, an offense or violation was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or |
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violation occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |