The law creates a 7-member study committee that must review fees for Department of Public Safety tows, standards for government-authorized towing companies, and insurance and background check standards for towing company owners and operators, and report recommendations by December 31, 2026; the committee ends after September 30, 2027.
Official title: study committee; towing
- September 12, 2026
- Report due by December 31, 2026: Committee report of findings and recommendations
- Committee repealed after September 30, 2027: The study committee
What changes
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NowA public property towing and impound practices study committee is created with 7 members: 2 senators and 2 House members (each pair not from the same political party, one from each chamber named cochairperson), 1 representative of a statewide public property towing association operating in an urban county of more than 800,000 people, 1 representative of the public property towing industry in a rural county of 800,000 or less, and 1 Department of Public Safety representative appointed by the governor.
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NowThe committee must review current fees, rates, fines and administrative charges for Department of Public Safety-initiated tows of accident, arrest, breakdown, disabled and abandoned vehicles, and review how state laws, rules and department policies affect public property towing.
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NowThe committee must examine qualifications and operating standards for towing companies to do government-authorized towing, and evaluate minimum insurance and background check standards for towing company owners and operators.
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NowThe committee may request towing contract and impound data from state and local agencies and may hold public hearings with testimony from industry experts, law enforcement and the public.
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NowBy December 31, 2026, the committee must send a report of findings and recommendations to the governor, senate president and House speaker, with a copy to the secretary of state. Members are unpaid but may be reimbursed for expenses.
Who it affects
- Tow truck companies and operators doing public property towing
- Members of the public who may testify at hearings
- Department of Public Safety
- State legislators appointed to the committee
- State and local agencies asked for towing data
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- Whether any towing fees, rates or rules will actually change
- Which specific recommendations the committee will make
- Whether committee hearings will be held or when
- How the public can access the final report
- What current towing fees or standards are
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.