By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1061
(In the Senate - Filed March 4, 2013; March 12, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; April 15, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 15, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parking privileges of disabled veterans on the property
of institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 681.008, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A vehicle described by Subsection (a) may be parked
for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is
designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities on
the property of an institution of higher education, as defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code, even if the vehicle has not been
granted or assigned a parking permit otherwise required by the
institution. This subsection does not entitle a person to park a
vehicle described by Subsection (a) in a parking space or area that
has not been designated specifically for persons with physical
disabilities on the property of the institution if the vehicle has
not been granted or assigned a parking permit required by the
institution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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