88R3754 AMF-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 1263
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school
crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses
located in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 542.203, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A local authority may not adopt or enforce an order,
ordinance, regulation, or other measure that prohibits or precludes
the designation of a school crossing zone or school crosswalk at a
high school campus that is located in a municipality with a
population of two million or more.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.