Towing and Storage
Summary
Towing and Storage; Revises provisions relating to towing & storing of vehicles & vessels, including establishing maximum rates for certain cleanup & disposal; excluding or failing to designate certain wrecker operators; authorizing fees; revising requirements relating to removal of vehicles or vessels; revising requirements for liens, notices of lien, sale, notices of sale, & types of payment; requiring operator to accept & maintain certain documents, rate sheets, & invoices; revising criminal penalties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 16, 2023
Signed Mar 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Mar 22, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment 203501 adopted
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Andrade
RRepublican
P
Melony Bell
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Caruso
RRepublican
Co
Webster Barnaby
RRepublican
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