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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding |
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peer-to-peer car sharing programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 113.0003, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 113.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. Nothing in this |
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chapter may be construed to: |
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(1) limit the liability of a peer-to-peer car sharing |
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program for any act or omission of the program itself that results |
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in injury to a person as a result of the use of a shared vehicle |
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through the program; |
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(2) limit the ability of a peer-to-peer car sharing |
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program to, by contract, seek indemnification from the owner or |
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driver for economic loss sustained by the program resulting from a |
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breach of the agreement; |
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[(3) have implications affecting construction of |
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statutes outside this chapter, including statutes related to motor |
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vehicle regulation, airport regulation, or taxation;] |
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(3) [(4)] invalidate or limit an exclusion contained |
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in an automobile insurance policy, including an insurance policy in |
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use or approved for use that excludes coverage for automobiles made |
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available for rent, sharing, hire, or any business use; or |
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(4) [(5)] invalidate, limit, or restrict an insurer's |
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ability under law to: |
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(A) underwrite any insurance policy; or |
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(B) cancel or decline to renew an insurance |
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policy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |