2025 bills / H.B. 261
H.B. 261 Towing Modifications (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill lets a state impound or tow yard release a vehicle to certain people besides the owner when set requirements are met, and requires tow companies to let people take personal items from a towed vehicle once the towing fee is paid. It also requires property owners who hire a tower to post information about that agreement publicly, lets the Department of Transportation remove towers who break the rules from dispatch rotations, and stops local governments from setting towing maximum rates that differ from the state's rates.
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Official description
- amends provisions related to impounded or towed vehicles to allow a state impound yard or tow yard to release a vehicle to certain individuals beside the owner if certain requirements are met
- requires a private property owner who contracts with a tower to patrol a parking lot to publish information about the agreement with the tower for the public to view
- allows signage for towing and parking restrictions to remain valid if the signage substantially conforms with the statutory standards
- requires a tow truck motor carrier or impound yard to allow an individual to remove personal items from a vehicle if the individual has paid the towing fee
- requires a tow truck motor carrier to provide to the Department of Transportation information about each towing dispatch rotation that includes the tow truck motor carrier
- allows the Department of Transportation to require the removal from a towing dispatch rotation a tow truck motor carrier that has violated relevant towing laws and regulations
- prohibits a local government from imposing a maximum rate that deviates from the towing rates established by the Department of Transportation in administrative rule
- makes technical changes
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Transportation Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 18, 2025Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Transportation Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 18, 2025Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Transportation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 18, 2025Who voted how
- 66 yes, 0 no, 9 absentFinal House vote · Feb 25, 2025Who voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 28, 2025Who voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 28, 2025Who voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how
- 66 yes, 0 no, 9 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how