Bill Text: TX HB3051 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to damage to a motor vehicle caused by the vehicle being flooded.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB3051 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3051-Introduced.html
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By: Thompson of Harris | H.B. No. 3051 |
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relating to damage to a motor vehicle caused by the vehicle being | ||
flooded. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 501.091, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows: | ||
(4-a) "Flooded" means, with respect to damage to a | ||
motor vehicle, submerged in water that: | ||
(A) rises higher than a doorsill of the vehicle, | ||
enters the vehicle's passenger, trunk, or engine compartment, and | ||
comes into contact with the vehicle's electrical system; or | ||
(B) causes an insurance company to pay a claim on | ||
and take possession of the vehicle. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 501.09112(d), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) A salvage vehicle title or a salvage record of title for | ||
a vehicle that is a salvage motor vehicle because of damage caused | ||
exclusively by the vehicle being flooded [ |
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notation that the department considers appropriate. If the title | ||
for a motor vehicle reflects the notation required by this | ||
subsection, the owner may sell, transfer, or release the motor | ||
vehicle only as provided by this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |