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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1395 extends vehicle rental definitions to 180 days and mandates damage waiver refunds for early returns
Last action · May 5, 2025: Laid on the table subject to callSponsor: John Lujan
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 1395 extends the maximum duration for private passenger vehicle rental agreements and rental company definitions from 30 to 180 days, and requires rental companies to issue partial refunds for unused charges when vehicles are returned early or the waiver is canceled without damage.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Vehicle renters
Renters gain the right to receive refunds for unused damage waiver charges if they return vehicles early or cancel waivers on undamaged vehicles.
Private passenger vehicle rental companies
Rental companies must adjust their contract lengths up to 180 days and implement refund procedures for early damage waiver terminations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
19 actions- May 5, 2025HouseLaid on the table subject to call
- May 5, 2025HouseCompanion considered in lieu of (CSSB 72)
- May 5, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- May 2, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 28, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 2, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
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- Apr 1, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 1, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Mar 26, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably as substituted
- Mar 26, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
- Mar 26, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 19, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Mar 19, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Mar 19, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
- Mar 19, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 19, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
- Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 19, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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