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Commerce committee amends towing law cleanup, restores U.S. Mail as notice option and reduces private-property wait time
Summary
House Bill 972, described by the sponsor as a cleanup to last year's towing law, was amended to allow U.S. Mail as a notice option under certain timing conditions and to shorten the time a vehicle may remain on private property before tow from 48 to 12 hours (with exceptions); the bill was sent to Government Operations on a recorded vote.
House Bill 972, presented by Representative McCalmon, was described as a cleanup to last year’s towing legislation. The Commerce Committee attached two drafting amendments and then approved the bill to advance to Government Operations.
The sponsor said the bill restores the U.S. Postal Service as an acceptable notification method for abandonment and lien notices, provided the mailings occur within a three-day window or sooner. The sponsor explained this change was made in response to…
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