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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing of towing operators and vehicle storage |
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facility employees by the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2303.1015(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not work at a vehicle storage facility |
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unless the person holds: |
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(1) a license issued under this chapter; |
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(2) an incident management towing operator's license |
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under Section 2308.153; |
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(3) a private property towing operator's license under |
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Section 2308.154; or |
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(4) a consent towing operator's license under Section |
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2308.155. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2308.153, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person holding a license described by this section may |
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work at a vehicle storage facility regulated under Chapter 2303. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2308.154, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person holding a license described by this section may |
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work at a vehicle storage facility regulated under Chapter 2303. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2308.155, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person holding a license described by this section may |
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work at a vehicle storage facility regulated under Chapter 2303. |
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SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2303.1016; and |
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(2) Section 2308.1521. |
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SECTION 6. (a) The changes in law made by this Act do 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 7. (a) Sections 2308.153(c), 2308.154(c), and |
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2308.155(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply to a |
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license issued or renewed before, on, or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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(b) A license issued under Section 2303.1016 or 2308.1521, |
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Occupations Code, that is unexpired or eligible for renewal by the |
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license holder on the effective date of this Act expires on the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) the expiration date stated on the license; or |
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(2) the date of issuance of a license issued to the |
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license holder under Section 2308.153, 2308.154, or 2308.155, |
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Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2615 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2615 was passed by the Senate on May |
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18, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |