82R2105 NAJ-D
By: Harper-Brown H.B. No. 959
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to transportation of loose materials.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 725.021(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The [Except as provided by Subsection (e), the] load
shall be covered and the covering firmly secured at the front and
back, unless the load[:
[(1)] is completely enclosed by the load-carrying
compartment[; or
[(2) does not blow from or spill over the top of the
load-carrying compartment].
SECTION 2. Section 725.021(e), Transportation Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
before that date.
(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was
committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.