BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1136 By: Gmez Transportation Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature tasked the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) with examining laws related to parking for individuals with disabilities. The bill author has informed the committee that, given the millions of individuals added to Texas' population in the nearly ten years that have passed since the last study, it is crucial to reassess and update these laws to better serve the needs of individuals with disabilities. C.S.H.B. 1136 seeks to address this issue by tasking the GCPD with conducting a new study, with the assistance of certain state agencies, on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and people with mobility impairments. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD), with the assistance of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and the Texas Demographic Center (TDC), to conduct a study on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment. The bill requires the GCPD to do the following in conducting the study: compile data regarding the current and projected population of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment; identify current laws and rules governing parking spaces or areas designated for individuals with disabilities, including the allocation of parking for those individuals; and to the extent possible, collect information from local law enforcement agencies regarding the number of citations each agency has issued for unlawfully standing a vehicle in a space designated for individuals with disabilities. C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the GCPD, not later than December 1, 2026, to submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a written report that includes the following: a summary of the information compiled in the study, including an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the current allocation of parking to individuals with disabilities; and a summary from GCPD, DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC of recommendations for legislative or other action and recommendations regarding the amount of parking that should be allocated for individuals with disabilities to meet the current and future demands of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025. COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 1136 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. While the introduced required TxDMV to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC, the substitute instead requires GCPD to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC. Accordingly, the substitute changes the requirement in the introduced for TxDMV to submit a written report to certain individuals that includes a summary of recommendations from TxDMV, DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC to instead require GCPD to submit a report that includes a summary of recommendations from those entities as well as TDLR. The introduced included a definition for the term "department," which the substitute omits. The substitute includes a definition absent from the introduced for the term "committee."
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1136
By: Gmez
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
C.S.H.B. 1136
By: Gmez
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature tasked the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) with examining laws related to parking for individuals with disabilities. The bill author has informed the committee that, given the millions of individuals added to Texas' population in the nearly ten years that have passed since the last study, it is crucial to reassess and update these laws to better serve the needs of individuals with disabilities. C.S.H.B. 1136 seeks to address this issue by tasking the GCPD with conducting a new study, with the assistance of certain state agencies, on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and people with mobility impairments.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD), with the assistance of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and the Texas Demographic Center (TDC), to conduct a study on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment. The bill requires the GCPD to do the following in conducting the study: compile data regarding the current and projected population of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment; identify current laws and rules governing parking spaces or areas designated for individuals with disabilities, including the allocation of parking for those individuals; and to the extent possible, collect information from local law enforcement agencies regarding the number of citations each agency has issued for unlawfully standing a vehicle in a space designated for individuals with disabilities. C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the GCPD, not later than December 1, 2026, to submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a written report that includes the following: a summary of the information compiled in the study, including an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the current allocation of parking to individuals with disabilities; and a summary from GCPD, DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC of recommendations for legislative or other action and recommendations regarding the amount of parking that should be allocated for individuals with disabilities to meet the current and future demands of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 1136 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. While the introduced required TxDMV to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC, the substitute instead requires GCPD to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC. Accordingly, the substitute changes the requirement in the introduced for TxDMV to submit a written report to certain individuals that includes a summary of recommendations from TxDMV, DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC to instead require GCPD to submit a report that includes a summary of recommendations from those entities as well as TDLR. The introduced included a definition for the term "department," which the substitute omits. The substitute includes a definition absent from the introduced for the term "committee."
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature tasked the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) with examining laws related to parking for individuals with disabilities. The bill author has informed the committee that, given the millions of individuals added to Texas' population in the nearly ten years that have passed since the last study, it is crucial to reassess and update these laws to better serve the needs of individuals with disabilities. C.S.H.B. 1136 seeks to address this issue by tasking the GCPD with conducting a new study, with the assistance of certain state agencies, on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and people with mobility impairments.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD), with the assistance of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and the Texas Demographic Center (TDC), to conduct a study on the current and future parking needs of individuals with disabilities in Texas, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment. The bill requires the GCPD to do the following in conducting the study:
compile data regarding the current and projected population of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment;
identify current laws and rules governing parking spaces or areas designated for individuals with disabilities, including the allocation of parking for those individuals; and
to the extent possible, collect information from local law enforcement agencies regarding the number of citations each agency has issued for unlawfully standing a vehicle in a space designated for individuals with disabilities.
C.S.H.B. 1136 requires the GCPD, not later than December 1, 2026, to submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a written report that includes the following:
a summary of the information compiled in the study, including an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the current allocation of parking to individuals with disabilities; and
a summary from GCPD, DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC of recommendations for legislative or other action and recommendations regarding the amount of parking that should be allocated for individuals with disabilities to meet the current and future demands of individuals with disabilities in Texas who may be statutorily eligible for privileged parking, including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1136 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
While the introduced required TxDMV to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC, the substitute instead requires GCPD to conduct the study with the assistance of DPS, TxDMV, TDLR, and the TDC. Accordingly, the substitute changes the requirement in the introduced for TxDMV to submit a written report to certain individuals that includes a summary of recommendations from TxDMV, DPS, the GCPD, and the TDC to instead require GCPD to submit a report that includes a summary of recommendations from those entities as well as TDLR.
The introduced included a definition for the term "department," which the substitute omits. The substitute includes a definition absent from the introduced for the term "committee."