89R3053 JAM-D
By: Gerdes H.B. No. 1589
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring voter approval for the construction of a new
toll project by a toll project entity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 372.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 372.060. VOTER APPROVAL OF TOLL PROJECT REQUIRED;
ELECTION. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a toll
project entity may not construct a toll project unless the project
is approved by a majority of voters voting at an election held for
that purpose in each county in which a portion of the project is to
be located.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may order an
election under this section. The order calling the election must
state:
(1) the hours during which the polls will be open;
(2) the location of the polling places; and
(3) the location of the toll project to be approved.
(c) At an election to approve a toll project, the ballot
must be printed to provide for voting for or against the approval of
the toll project.
SECTION 2. Section 372.060, Transportation Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to a toll project for which a contract for
financing or construction is entered into on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.