Bill Text: TX HB2651 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of visitors to use certain public transportation services for people with disabilities.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2651 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2651-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 2651 | ||
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| relating to the eligibility of visitors to use certain public | ||
| transportation services for people with disabilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 461, Transportation Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 461.009 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 461.009. ELIGIBILITY OF VISITORS TO USE CERTAIN PUBLIC | ||
| TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this | ||
| section: | ||
| (1) "Provider" means a public transportation provider | ||
| that provides public transportation services designed for people | ||
| with disabilities who are unable to use the provider's bus or rail | ||
| services. | ||
| (2) "Services" means public transportation services | ||
| provided by a public transportation provider and designed for | ||
| people with disabilities who are unable to use the provider's bus or | ||
| rail services. | ||
| (b) A provider shall determine if an individual who resides | ||
| outside of the provider's service area and who seeks to use the | ||
| provider's services while visiting the provider's service area is | ||
| eligible to use the services not later than two business days after | ||
| the date the individual gives the provider the appropriate notice | ||
| and submits any required documentation. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 2651 was passed by the House on May 5, | ||
| 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 2651 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
