Monitoring the Session

HB 1395

bill stretching rental-car rules from 30 to 180 days

Companion SB 72 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. John LujanRHouse 118

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Return early, get a prorated damage waiver refund.

The bill stretches the state's rental-car rules so they cover rentals of up to 180 days instead of only up to 30 days. It also requires a rental company to give a prorated refund of the damage waiver charge when a renter brings the car back early. Rental companies and their customers on longer rentals gain the protections of the rental chapter, and early returners get part of their damage waiver money back starting with agreements made on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2884 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1395 · 2024-11-19

SOLD BY

Rep. John LujanRHouse 118

ITEM

relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

WHAT IT DOES

Return early, get a prorated damage waiver refund.

The bill stretches the state's rental-car rules so they cover rentals of up to 180 days instead of only up to 30 days. It also requires a rental company to give a prorated refund of the damage waiver charge when a renter brings the car back early. Rental companies and their customers on longer rentals gain the protections of the rental chapter, and early returners get part of their damage waiver money back starting with agreements made on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · March 26, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Considered in Calendars
  17. Placed on General State Calendar
  18. Companion considered in lieu of CSSB 72
  19. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John Lujan

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$305KGreg Abbott Campaign$92KDealon, LLC$25K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jul 30, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$305,300.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$305,300.00

Cash
$305,000.00
Paid by others
$300.00
Total
$305,300.00
fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051, 101012920.

Greg Abbott Campaign$91,570.37

Greg Abbott Campaign

$91,570.37

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$91,570.37
Total
$91,570.37
digital $42,596.82canvassing $41,351.50texting $7,403.50travel $218.55

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051.

Dealon, LLC$25,000.00

Dealon, LLC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 30, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$305,300.00

Cash
$305,000.00
Paid by others
$300.00
Total
$305,300.00
fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051, 101012920.

×

Greg Abbott Campaign

$91,570.37

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$91,570.37
Total
$91,570.37
digital $42,596.82canvassing $41,351.50texting $7,403.50travel $218.55

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051.

×

Dealon, LLC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 30, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977051.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses3
For
3
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • Avis1 registration
  • Enterprise Mobility (Enterprise/National/Alamo)1 registration
  • Self1 registration
Sources

3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · March 26, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2884

by Rep. Lujan, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 24, 2023: Placed on intent calendar

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 19, 2024

05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 72 by Zaffirini (identical)

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

RENTAL CARS

Text

The text as introduced · 271 words

89R343 ATP-F

By: Lujan
H.B. No. 1395

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. Subchapter B, Chapter 91, Business & Commerce

Code, is amended by adding Section 91.057 to read as follows:

Sec. 91.057. REFUND OF DAMAGE WAIVER CHARGE. If a renter

returns a rented motor vehicle before the conclusion of the rental

term, the rental company shall issue a pro rata refund of the damage

waiver charge from the date the vehicle is returned.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.