H.B. No. 3444
AN ACT
relating to the classification of transportation districts by the
Texas Transportation Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.105, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The commission by rule shall prescribe criteria for the
classification of each district as metropolitan, urban, or rural.
The rules must classify a district with a population of more than
one million as metropolitan.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt the
rules required by Section 201.105(h), Transportation Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3444 was passed by the House on May 4,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3444 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor