87R14182 JTS-D
By: Ortega H.B. No. 3914
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of adults with mental illness in
reduced-fare programs of public transportation providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 461, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 461.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 461.010. REDUCED FARE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES; INCLUSION OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. A public
transportation provider that offers reduced fares for people with
disabilities must offer the same reduced fares for adults who have
severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, major
depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder, attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder, delusional disorder, bulimia
nervosa, anorexia nervosa, or other severely disabling mental
disorders that require crisis resolution or ongoing and long-term
support and treatment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.