83R8591 JRR-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 796
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the use of technology and other methods to
report, track, and prevent traffic violations and accidents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Texas Department of Transportation and the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas jointly shall
conduct a study to review the use of technology and other methods to
report, track, and prevent traffic violations and accidents,
including global positioning systems and speed limit signs, used by
other states and countries.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 15, 2015, the departments
shall submit a report on the results of the study to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing
committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over transportation
matters. The report must contain recommendations assessing the
feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and public benefit of
implementing the technologies and methods described by Section 1 of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act expires August 31, 2015.
SECTION 4. 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.