By: Springer (Senate Sponsor - Menéndez) H.B. No. 3163
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parking for persons with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 469.052, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) Subject to Subsection (b), the standards and
specifications adopted by the commission under this chapter must
provide that:
(1) if an accessible parking space provided in
accordance with a requirement of the standards and specifications
is paved:
(A) the international symbol of access must be
painted on the parking space; and
(B) the words "NO PARKING" must be painted on any
access aisle adjacent to the parking space; and
(2) a sign identifying an accessible parking space
provided in accordance with a requirement of the standards and
specifications must include a statement regarding the potential
consequences of illegally parking a vehicle in the space, including
the towing of the vehicle or the assessment of a fine or other
penalty against the vehicle owner or operator.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.205 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.205. INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH PLATES. The
department shall include with each set of specialty license plates
issued under this subchapter a document that provides:
(1) information on laws governing parking for persons
with disabilities; and
(2) instructions for reporting alleged violations of
Chapter 681.
SECTION 3. Section 681.004, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) The department shall include with each disabled parking
placard a document that provides:
(1) information on laws governing parking for persons
with disabilities; and
(2) instructions for reporting alleged violations of
this chapter.
SECTION 4. Section 681.009(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A political subdivision must designate a parking space
or area by conforming to the standards and specifications adopted
by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation under Section
469.052, Government Code [5(i), Article 9102, Revised Statutes],
relating to the identification and dimensions of parking spaces for
persons with disabilities. A person who owns or controls private
property used for parking may designate a parking space or area
without conforming to those standards and specifications, unless
required to conform by law.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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