BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 130 By: Rodriguez Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Leaders of independent school districts across Texas suggest that district resources would be better spent on providing students with a quality education, instead of paying highway tolls. H.B. 130 seeks to ensure school district resources are not spent on highway tolls by prohibiting a toll project entity from requiring a school bus to pay a toll for use of a toll project. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 130 amends the Transportation Code to exempt a public school bus from payment of a highway toll. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2021.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 130
By: Rodriguez
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 130
By: Rodriguez
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Leaders of independent school districts across Texas suggest that district resources would be better spent on providing students with a quality education, instead of paying highway tolls. H.B. 130 seeks to ensure school district resources are not spent on highway tolls by prohibiting a toll project entity from requiring a school bus to pay a toll for use of a toll project.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 130 amends the Transportation Code to exempt a public school bus from payment of a highway toll.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Leaders of independent school districts across Texas suggest that district resources would be better spent on providing students with a quality education, instead of paying highway tolls. H.B. 130 seeks to ensure school district resources are not spent on highway tolls by prohibiting a toll project entity from requiring a school bus to pay a toll for use of a toll project.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 130 amends the Transportation Code to exempt a public school bus from payment of a highway toll.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2021.