HB 21-1283 Summary

• Expands the towing task force from 9 to 14 members beginning November 1, 2021, adding representatives for people with disabilities, common interest communities, nonconsensual towing carriers, mobile home owners, and communities disproportionately affected by nonconsensual towing.

• Requires the Public Utilities Commission to make comprehensive recommendations on maximum rates for nonconsensual vehicle towing, recovery, and storage by September 1, 2022.

• Mandates the commission submit annual reports to four legislative committees by December 1 each year addressing nonconsensual towing fees, complaints, and task force recommendations through July 1, 2026.

• Schedules the towing task force for repeal on September 1, 2025, and the commission's regulation of towing carriers for repeal on September 1, 2025, subject to legislative review under sunset provisions.

• Appropriates $20,029 from the Public Utilities Commission motor carrier fund for fiscal year 2021-22 to support 0.3 additional FTE for implementation.