HB 3454
AN ACT relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires insurance companies to pay any outstanding fees owed to vehicle storage facilities when they settle a total loss claim, covering costs related to delivering, storing, and disposing of a vehicle. The legislation ensures that vehicle storage facility operators can recover all money owed, even after an insurance company has paid out a total loss claim. The law will apply to personal property accepted for storage at vehicle storage facilities on or after September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for money owed in relation to the delivery, storage, and disposal of BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2303.156, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) An insurance company that pays a claim of total loss on personal property stored at a vehicle storage facility is liable to the operator of the facility for any money owed to the operator in relation to delivery of the property to the facility, storage of the property in the facility, and disposal of the property, regardless of whether an amount accrued before the insurance company paid the SECTION 2. Section 2303.156(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies only to personal property accepted for storage by a vehicle storage facility on or after the effective date of this SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for
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