HB 3928

relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage
facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 2303.152, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsection (f) to
(a)  Notice to the registered owner and the primary
lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility may be
provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in
the county in which the vehicle is stored or on a publicly available
Internet website maintained by a department-approved third party
(1)  the vehicle is registered in another state;
(2)  the operator of the storage facility submits to
the governmental entity responsible for maintaining the motor
vehicle title and registration database for the state in which the
vehicle is registered a request for information relating to the
identity of the registered owner and any lienholder of record that
(B)  electronic, through the governmental
(3)  the identity of the registered owner cannot be
(4)  the registration does not contain an address for
(5)  the operator of the storage facility cannot
reasonably determine the identity and address of each lienholder.
(e)  Notice to the registered owner and the primary
lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility may be
provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in
the county in which the vehicle is stored or on a publicly available
Internet website maintained by a department-approved third party
(1)  the vehicle does not display a license plate or a
vehicle inspection certificate indicating the state of
(2)  the identity of the registered owner cannot
reasonably be determined by the operator of the storage facility;
(3)  the operator of the storage facility cannot
reasonably determine the identity and address of each lienholder.
(f)  The department shall include on the department's
Internet website a link to any Internet website maintained by a
department-approved third party where notice may be provided under
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.