HB3016 • 2025

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Housing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Lujan | Longoria | Guillen | Bhojani | Gámez
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-06-20

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Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

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Bill History

2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3987
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1043
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#901
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Transferred to Calendars Committee
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3016 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3016

AN ACT

relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a

damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 91.056, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 91.056. VOIDING OF DAMAGE WAIVER. A rental company may

not void a damage waiver unless:

(1) an authorized driver causes the damage

intentionally or by wilful and wanton misconduct;

(2) the damage arises out of use of the vehicle:

(A) by a person:

(i) who is not an authorized driver;

(ii) while under the influence of an

intoxicant that impairs driving ability, including alcohol, an

illegal drug, or a controlled substance; or

(iii) while engaged in commission of a

crime other than a traffic infraction;

(B) to carry persons or property for hire;

(C) to push or tow anything;

(D) for driver's training;

(E) to engage in a speed contest; or

(F) outside the continental United States,

unless the rental agreement specifically authorizes the use; [
or
]

(3) the rental company entered into the rental

transaction based on fraudulent information supplied by the renter
;

or

(4) the vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to:

(A)

return the vehicle's ignition key to the

rental company;

(B)

file a report with law enforcement not later

than 24 hours after the renter discovers the theft; and

(C)

cooperate with the rental company and any law

enforcement agency or other authority investigating the stolen

vehicle in all matters relating to the investigation of the stolen

vehicle
.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this

Act. An agreement entered into before the effective date of this

Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement was

entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that

purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 3016 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 1,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor