85R907 MTB-D By: Anchia H.B. No. 251 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of State Loop 12 in Dallas County as the Governor Ann Richards Memorial Loop. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.123 to read as follows: Sec. 225.123. GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS MEMORIAL LOOP. (a) State Loop 12 in Dallas County is designated as the Governor Ann Richards Memorial Loop. The designation is in addition to any other designation. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Governor Ann Richards Memorial Loop, and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the loop. 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, 2017.