Bill Text: TX SB1823 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-25 - Referred to Transportation [SB1823 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB1823-Introduced.html

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84R14569 AAF-D
By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 1823

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety
standards in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities
is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
more;
(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more
any part of which is located in a county with a population of
500,000 or more;
(3) a municipality with a population of less than
25,000:
(A) any part of which is located in a county with
a population of 3.3 million; and
(B) that contains or is adjacent to an
international port;
(4) a municipality with a population of at least
34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states;
(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a
county bordering the United Mexican States;
(6) a municipality with a population of less than
5,000 that is located:
(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of
Mexico; and
(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a
population greater than 3.3 million;
(7) a municipality that is located:
(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and
(B) in a county that does not contain a highway
that is part of the national system of interstate and defense
highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than
3.3 million; [or]
(8) a municipality with a population of less than
8,500 that:
(A) is the county seat; and
(B) contains a highway that is part of the
national system of interstate and defense highways; or
(9) a municipality with a population of more than
40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a
population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders
the Gulf of Mexico.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.