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| 1 | 1 | 87R3179 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hughes S.B. No. 1970 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the mailing of passenger items prohibited beyond an | |
| 8 | 8 | airport's security screening to the passenger's residence; | |
| 9 | 9 | authorizing a fee. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 22, Transportation Code, | |
| 12 | 12 | is amended by adding Section 22.028 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 22.028. MAILING OF PROHIBITED ITEMS TO PASSENGER'S | |
| 14 | 14 | RESIDENCE. (a) An operator of an airport under this chapter: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) shall provide passengers the option to mail to | |
| 16 | 16 | their residence an item prohibited beyond the airport's security | |
| 17 | 17 | screening; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) may charge a passenger a fee to mail the item in an | |
| 19 | 19 | amount not to exceed $30 plus the cost of mailing the item. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) This section does not apply to an item that is: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) seized in connection with an alleged offense; or | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) prohibited from being shipped by United States | |
| 23 | 23 | mail. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |