H.B. No. 511
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. Section 644.102, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The department may revoke or rescind the authority of a
municipality or county to engage in enforcement under this chapter
if the municipality or county fails to comply with this section or
any standard established under Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 511 was passed by the House on April
18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 4, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 511 on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 12,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 511 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor