By: Thompson of Harris, et al. H.B. No. 1263
(Senate Sponsor - Miles)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 2023;
April 18, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 11, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2023, sent to printer.)
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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.
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