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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on March 24, 2005, to establish new licensure standards, procedures and fees for household movers, including moral character considerations, criminal background checks, bonding, insurance and safety regulation compliance, and more.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform Committee on March 24, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on September 12, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 7, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 7, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises specific details of the regulatory changes. See Senate-passed bill for details. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 7, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (21 to 15) on December 7, 2006, to establish new licensure standards, procedures and fees for household movers, including moral character considerations, criminal background checks, bonding, insurance and safety regulation compliance, and more. The bill would eliminate the requirement that a company show a "need" in an area in order to get a license; would raise the statutory level at which movers are supposed to reimburse custmomers for broken items; would allow discounts for non-profits from the price-controls imposed by the state; and would extend the regulation that applies to moves of eight miles or more to all moves. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 7, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on December 7, 2006.