89R10710 AJZ-D
By: Toth H.B. No. 2829
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain outdoor signs regulated by the Texas Department
of Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 391, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 391.0685 to read as follows:
Sec. 391.0685. AUTHORIZED RENEWAL OF EXPIRED PERMIT.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a
person who does not have actual knowledge of the necessity of
renewing a permit issued under Section 391.068(a) may renew the
permit until the seventh anniversary of the date of the permit's
expiration if the person submits to the commission:
(1) all fees associated with the permit that accrued
during the period of the permit's expiration, including any renewal
fee required for the permit;
(2) an additional late renewal fee in an amount
prescribed by commission rule; and
(3) an affidavit indicating that the person did not
have actual knowledge of the permit renewal requirements under this
subchapter.
(b) A person that complies with the requirements of
Subsection (a) is considered to possess the permit as though the
permit never expired and may not be penalized for violating any
provision of this subchapter relating to the previously expired
permit.
SECTION 2. Section 394.023, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 394.023. TIME OF PERMIT; AUTHORIZED RENEWAL OF EXPIRED
PERMIT. (a) A permit is valid for one year.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
person who does not have actual knowledge of the necessity of
renewing a permit may renew the permit until the seventh
anniversary of the date of the permit's expiration if the person
submits to the commission:
(1) all fees associated with the permit that accrued
during the period of the permit's expiration, including any renewal
fee required for the permit;
(2) an additional late renewal fee in an amount
prescribed by commission rule; and
(3) an affidavit indicating that the person did not
have actual knowledge of the permit renewal requirements under this
chapter.
(c) A person that complies with the requirements of
Subsection (b) is considered to possess the permit as though the
permit never expired and may not be penalized for violating any
provision of this chapter relating to the previously expired
permit.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.