HB 3928 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.

HB 3928 allows vehicle storage facilities in Texas to provide notice of a towed vehicle to the owner and primary lender via a third-party internet website (instead of only a newspaper) under specific circumstances. This applies when the vehicle is registered in another state, the owner's address is missing, the vehicle lacks visible registration plates, or the facility cannot identify the owner or lender. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles must link to these approved third-party websites on its own website. The bill directly affects vehicle storage facilities (who must use this method when conditions apply) and vehicle owners (who may receive notice online instead of in print). It takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized from its Engrossed version to the Enrolled version with minor formatting adjustments and the addition of official signatures and certification details. The substantive policy content regarding vehicle tow notification procedures remains unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled bill header, signature lines for legislative officers, and certification of passage votes that were not present in the Engrossed version.

Removed draft annotations and internal markup indicators (such as 'AAThompson', 'AANotice', and line number references) that were used during the legislative process.

Included certification statements confirming the bill passed the House on May 2, 2025, and the Senate on May 26, 2025, along with vote counts.

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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