By: Slaton H.B. No. 4414
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to crosswalk marking requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 544.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 544.014. CROSSWALK MARKING REQUIREMENTS. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority shall indicate a
marked crosswalk with one of the following:
(1) solid white lines that are longitudinal,
transverse, or diagonal; or
(2) a Texas-themed mural described by Subsection (b).
(b) A Texas-themed mural authorized by Subsection (a)(2)
must:
(1) completely fill the boundaries of the marked
crosswalk;
(2) have a white, black, or unpainted background; and
(3) feature the shape of the State of Texas, painted in
the manner of the Texas flag.
(c) A municipality with a population of 100,000 or more
shall identify the five intersections that are most used by
pedestrians in the municipality and indicate each marked crosswalk
in those intersections with a Texas-themed mural described by
Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 544.014(c),
Transportation Code, as added by this Act, a municipality is not
required to comply with that subsection until September 1, 2025.
(b) Not later than September 1, 2025, each municipality with
a population of 100,000 or more shall conduct a study to identify
the five intersections that are most used by pedestrians in the
municipality.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.