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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger |
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transportation services by certain airport governing boards; |
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authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to |
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require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a |
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criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.081, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.081. [TAXICAB] LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE AND |
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PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. (a) A joint board may license |
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taxicabs transporting passengers to or from the airport and impose |
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fees for issuing the licenses. |
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(b) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are |
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populous home-rule municipalities may: |
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(1) license vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, and |
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passenger transportation services providing services to or from the |
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airport for compensation; and |
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(2) impose fees for issuing the licenses. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |