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TX HB2614
Bill
Status
4/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Zwiener
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "boot" to include any device designed to immobilize a parked vehicle or restrict/prevent its operation, not just wheel clamps
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Requires booting companies to display their name, telephone number, and city/state location on both sides of operator vehicles in letters at least two inches high with contrasting colors
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Prohibits booting companies from operating in municipalities with populations over 670,000 or containing higher education institutions serving at least 20,000 students unless the municipality has adopted booting regulations
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Mandates a 30-minute warning notice on the vehicle's windshield before a boot can be installed, and requires the vehicle to have been observed parked in violation for at least 30 cumulative minutes
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Establishes joint and several liability for parking facility owners and booting companies for violations, including liability for lost work hours and transportation costs, with potential two-year operating bans for intentional or reckless violations
Legislative Description
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle booting.
Occupational Regulation
Last Action
Received from the House
4/29/2025