LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 28, 2019

TO:	Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB625 by Neave (Relating to notice and request for a hearing regarding a vehicle that has been towed or booted.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Under current law, the notice given by a company to an owner retrieving a towed and stored vehicle or a booted vehicle must include a statement indicating the owner has a right to submit a request, within 14 days, for a court hearing on the booting/towing. The bill would extend the 14-day request period to 60-days. This bill would take effect on September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation

LBB Staff:

WP, SLE, SGr, DFR, AF