TITLE: Relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger transportation services by certain airport governing boards; authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger transportation services by certain airport governing boards; authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty.

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AN ACT relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger transportation services by certain airport governing boards; authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 22.081, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 22.081. [TAXICAB] LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.(a) A joint board may license taxicabs transporting passengers to or from the airport and impose fees for issuing the licenses. (b) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may: (1) license vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, and passenger transportation services providing services to or from the airport for compensation; and (2) impose fees for issuing the licenses. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.