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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle liability insurance requirements for a |
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person providing passenger taxicab services in a municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 215.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The ordinance may include: |
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(1) regulation of the entry into the business of |
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providing passenger taxicab or limousine transportation services, |
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including controls, limits, or other restrictions on the total |
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number of persons providing the services; |
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(2) regulation of the rates charged for the provision |
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of the services; |
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(3) establishment of safety and insurance |
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requirements in addition to the insurance requirements described by |
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Subsection (b-1); and |
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(4) any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and |
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reliable passenger transportation service. |
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(b-1) The ordinance must require that a person providing |
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passenger taxicab services described by Subsection (a)(1) maintain |
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a motor vehicle liability insurance policy for the vehicle used to |
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provide taxicab services that: |
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(1) complies with Subchapter D, Chapter 601, |
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Transportation Code; and |
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(2) is issued by an insurance company that: |
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(A) is authorized to engage in the business of |
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insurance in this state or is an eligible surplus lines insurer |
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under Chapter 981, Insurance Code; and |
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(B) has a rating of A- or better by the A.M. Best |
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Company or a comparable rating determined by the commissioner of |
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insurance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |