89R10662 RDR-F
By: Bonnen H.B. No. 3461
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain memorial markers and designations on highways
in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.911, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
read as follows:
(a) In this section, "victim" means a person killed in a
highway collision while operating or riding on a motorcycle. The
term does not include a person who was under the influence of
alcohol or a controlled substance at the time of the collision.
(c) A sign designed and posted under this section shall
include:
(1) a motorcyclist safety message selected from the
options provided by commission rule under Subsection (c-1) [red
cross];
(2) the phrase "In Memory Of" and the name of one or
more victims in accordance with the commission rule; and
(3) the date of the collision that resulted in the
victim's death.
(c-1) The commission by rule shall develop motorcyclist
safety messages that may be used on the memorial signs under this
section.
SECTION 2. Section 225.021, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) Subject to Subsection (e), the [The] department shall
repair and replace each marker required by this subchapter and
maintain the grounds for the marker.
(e) The department may not repair or replace a marker after
the 10th anniversary of the effective date of the provision
requiring the marker to be erected unless a grant or donation of
funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the repair or
replacement of the marker. This subsection applies only to a
provision of this subchapter enacted after January 1, 2025, that
requires the erection of a marker.
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section
201.911(c-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 201.911, Transportation Code,
as amended by this Act, the Texas Department of Transportation is
not required to comply with the changes in law made by this Act
before March 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.