Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3455 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/08/2017

                    85R13164 JRR-D
 By: Wilson H.B. No. 3455


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety
 standards in certain counties.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (c)  A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following
 counties [a county bordering the United Mexican States or of a
 county with a population of 700,000 or more] is eligible to apply
 for certification under this section:
 (1)  a county bordering the United Mexican States;
 (2)  a county with a population of 700,000 or more; or
 (3)  a county with a population of 400,000 or more that
 borders the county in which the State Capitol is located.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.