89R13722 GP-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 3731
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to
establish standards of uniform cargo liability, uniform bills of
lading or receipts, and uniform cargo credit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 643.152, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 643.152. [VOLUNTARY] STANDARDS. The department shall
[may] establish [voluntary] standards for uniform cargo liability,
uniform bills of lading or receipts for cargo being transported,
and uniform cargo credit. A standard adopted under this section
must:
(1) be consistent with Subtitle IV, Title 49, United
States Code, or a regulation adopted under that law; and
(2) include minimum cargo liability of $0.60 per
pound, per item.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt
rules required by Section 643.152, Transportation Code, as amended
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.