H.B. No. 1257 AN ACT relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.3051(a)(3), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Personal property" means: (A) a vehicle described by Section 545.305; (B) spilled cargo; (C) a hazardous material as defined by 49 U.S.C. Section 5102 and its subsequent amendments; [or] (D) a hazardous substance as defined by Section 26.263, Water Code; or (E) an unattended manufactured home as defined by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1257 was passed by the House on April 9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1257 was passed by the Senate on May 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor