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Committee backs SB1333 to raise maximum towing hookup fee to $210 and repeal fuel-surcharge sunset
Summary
The House Committee on Transportation advanced Senate Bill 1333, which raises the maximum hookup and initial towing fee from $150 to $210 and repeals a sunset that had authorized a $20 fuel surcharge; members discussed regional disparities and the role of local ordinances in limiting fees.
The House Committee on Transportation advanced Senate Bill 1333, which would raise the maximum hookup and initial towing fee for a passenger car from $150 to $210 and repeal a July 1, 2025, sunset provision that authorized a $20 fuel surcharge for the removal of certain vehicles.
The bill, presented as part of the innovation subcommittee report, also prohibits a towing recovery operator from charging the $20 fuel charge in any locality whose governing body has adopted an ordinance setting reasonable limits on towing and removal fees and that has conducted a review considering an adjustment of those limits by Dec. 31, 2025. The subcommittee…
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