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TX HB2614

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Erin Zwiener

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "boot" to include any device designed to immobilize a parked vehicle or restrict/prevent its operation, not just wheel clamps

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Licensing & Administrative Procedures3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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