89R5978 MZM-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 1624
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a local authority to install a
temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 544.002, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) A local authority may not place or maintain a
traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the
Texas Department of Transportation without that department's
permission, except as authorized under Subsection (d) and Section
545.3561.
(d) A local authority may place and maintain a temporary
traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the
Texas Department of Transportation without the department's
permission if:
(1) an existing traffic-control device on the highway
becomes inoperable;
(2) the local authority notifies the department of the
placement of the temporary traffic-control device; and
(3) the local authority removes the temporary
traffic-control device as soon as practicable after the existing
traffic-control device becomes operable again.
SECTION 2. Section 553.002(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) an ordinance enacted or a temporary speed limit
sign erected or operated under Section 545.3561; or
(2) an ordinance enacted or a temporary
traffic-control device placed or maintained under Section
544.002(d).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.