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SB72 • 2025

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-27

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1490

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  17. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 1395

  18. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  19. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  25. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  26. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  28. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  29. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  30. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  31. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  41. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  45. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  48. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  51. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  52. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 72 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 72

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental

companies.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 91.001(6) and (7), Business & Commerce

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(6) "Rental agreement" means an agreement for
180
[
30
]

days or less that states the terms governing the use of a private

passenger vehicle rented by a rental company.

(7) "Rental company" means a person in the business of

renting private passenger vehicles to the public for
180
[
30
] days

or less. The term does not include a person who holds a license

under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, and whose primary business

activity is not renting private passenger vehicles.

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 91, Business & Commerce

Code, is amended by adding Section 91.057 to read as follows:

Sec.

91.057.

REFUND OF DAMAGE WAIVER CHARGE. A rental

company shall issue to a renter a refund of any damage waiver

charges charged or collected for a period that exceeds the number of

calendar days a damage waiver is in effect if:

(1)

the renter returns a rented motor vehicle before

the anticipated return date; or

(2)

the damage waiver is not in effect for the entire

period of the rental agreement because the renter cancels the

damage waiver before the anticipated return date, and the rental

company confirms that the rented motor vehicle was not damaged

before the damage waiver's cancellation.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a rental agreement entered into on or after the effective date of

this Act. A rental agreement entered into before the effective date

of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract

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

purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 72 passed the Senate on

March 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 12, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 72 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1,

one present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor