89R8597 GP-D
By: Muñoz H.B. No. 2731
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 285.001(a) and (b), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of
a county with a population of more than 500,000 [1.3 million] by
order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the
county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the
right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot:
(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or
merchandise, including live animals;
(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a
structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live
animals; and
(3) the solicitation of money.
(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of
more than 200,000 [870,000] that borders the United Mexican States
by order may regulate the activities described by Subsection (a) in
the manner described by that subsection, except that[:
[(1) the regulation of activities on or in the
right-of-way of a public highway or road is limited to public
highways and roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour or
faster; and
[(2)] the county may not prohibit the sale of
livestock.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.