HB3016 - Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

      H.B. No. 3016         AN ACT   relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a   damage waiver for a rental vehicle.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 91.056, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 91.056.  VOIDING OF DAMAGE WAIVER.  A rental company may   not void a damage waiver unless:                (1)  an authorized driver causes the damage   intentionally or by wilful and wanton misconduct;                (2)  the damage arises out of use of the vehicle:                      (A)  by a person:                            (i)  who is not an authorized driver;                            (ii)  while under the influence of an   intoxicant that impairs driving ability, including alcohol, an   illegal drug, or a controlled substance; or                            (iii)  while engaged in commission of a   crime other than a traffic infraction;                      (B)  to carry persons or property for hire;                      (C)  to push or tow anything;                      (D)  for driver's training;                      (E)  to engage in a speed contest; or                      (F)  outside the continental United States,   unless the rental agreement specifically authorizes the use; [ or ]                (3)  the rental company entered into the rental   transaction based on fraudulent information supplied by the renter ;   or                 (4)  the vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to:                       (A)     return the vehicle's ignition key to the   rental company;                       (B)     file a report with law enforcement not later   than 24 hours after the renter discovers the theft; and                       (C)     cooperate with the rental company and any law   enforcement agency or other authority investigating the stolen   vehicle in all matters relating to the investigation of the stolen   vehicle .          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this   Act. An agreement entered into before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement was   entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 3016 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 1,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor