TITLE: Relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for money owed in relation to the delivery, storage, and disposal of certain personal property.

SUMMARY: Relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for money owed in relation to the delivery, storage, and disposal of certain personal property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for money owed in relation to the delivery, storage, and disposal of certain personal property. 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 claim. 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 Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.