89R20798 JRR-D
By: Canales H.B. No. 2455
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2455:
By: Little C.S.H.B. No. 2455
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 621.101(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) This section does not:
(1) authorize size or weight limits on the national
system of interstate and defense highways in this state greater
than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended;
(2) prohibit the operation of a vehicle or combination
of vehicles that could be lawfully operated on a highway or road of
this state on December 16, 1974; [or]
(3) apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
operates exclusively:
(A) at a private port of entry;
(B) on private roads associated with the port of
entry; and
(C) across a public highway between private roads
associated with the port of entry under a contract under Section
623.052; or
(4) apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
is authorized to operate under a permit issued under Section
623.363 while the vehicle or combination is operating at a port of
entry that is located in a municipality with a population of 75,000
or more.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.