88R22444 JAM-F
By: Jetton, Cole, et al. H.B. No. 677
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 372.059 to read as follows:
Sec. 372.059. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES. (a) A toll project
entity may not require a school bus exempt from registration fees
under Section 502.453 to pay a toll for use of a toll project.
(b) This section does not affect the ability of a toll
project entity to adopt policies or rules regarding the use of a
toll project or managed lane of the entity, including policies or
rules prohibiting the use of the toll project or managed lane by
vehicles unable to maintain minimum designated travel speeds.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.