HB2906 - Relating to the civil liability of towing companies, booting companies, and parking facility owners for certain violations.

  89R6246 AND-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2906       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the civil liability of towing companies, booting   companies, and parking facility owners for certain violations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2308.404(c), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  A towing company, booting company, or parking facility   owner who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this   chapter is liable to the owner or operator of the vehicle that is   the subject of the violation for :                 (1)   $1,000 plus three times the amount of fees   assessed in the vehicle's removal, towing, storage, or booting ;                 (2)     $500 for each day the vehicle owner or operator is   unable to use the vehicle because of the violation; and                   (3)     reasonable incidental costs incurred by the   vehicle owner or operator resulting from the loss of use of the   vehicle .          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a violation that occurs on or after the effective date of this   Act. A violation that occurs before the effective date of this Act   is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation occurred,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.