HB2305

THE CONTEXT: The governing body of an incorporated city, town or a county board of supervisors may regulate the maximum rate and charge for towing, transporting or impounding a motor vehicle from private property without the permission of the vehicle owner by any private towing carriers. A carrier is subject to the maximum rate and charge regulation prescribed by the city, town or county board of supervisors for all such towing, transporting or impounding services if the vehicle being towed or transported is towed from private property.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would mandate that regulation of towing rates for vehicles towed from private by property private towing carriers is a matter of statewide concern, remove the ability for a governing body of an incorporated city, a town or a county board of supervisors from being allowed to regulate the maximum rate and charge for towing, transportation or impounding a vehicle from private property without the vehicle owner's permission by any private towing carriers, and restricts the regulation of towing rates for private towing carriers from being subjected to further regulation by a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for private towing carriers into an enforceable rule. It would mandate that regulation of towing rates for vehicles towed from private by property private towing carriers is a matter of statewide concern, and would also remove the ability for a governing body of an incorporated city, a town or a county board of supervisors from being allowed to regulate the maximum rate and charge for towing, transportation or impounding a vehicle from private property without the vehicle owner's permission by any private towing carriers, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.