88R4550 JES-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1718
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.  Sections 91.001(6) and (7), Business & Commerce
  Code, as amended 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.