86R25743 BEE-D
By: Krause H.B. No. 1493
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 622, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 622.956 to read as follows:
Sec. 622.956. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS. (a) In this section,
"over-the-road bus" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section
12181.
(b) An over-the-road bus may be operated on a public highway
of this state only if the gross weight and tires of the bus conform
to Section 621.101 and:
(1) the single axle weight is not heavier than 24,000
pounds; or
(2) the tandem axle weight does not exceed the maximum
tandem axle weight under Section 621.101 by more than 20 percent.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.