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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
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