89R2054 SRA-D
By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 3966
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger
bus services to provide certain notifications to residents
concerning operations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 121. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL PASSENGER BUS SERVICES
Sec. 121.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commercial
passenger bus service" means a business that operates a passenger
bus service that provides regularly scheduled intercity bus
transportation to passengers in exchange for compensation.
Sec. 121.002. NOTIFICATION OF NEW BUS STOPS, TERMINALS, OR
OTHER INSTALLATIONS. (a) At least 90 calendar days before the date
a commercial passenger bus service begins operating a new bus stop,
terminal, or other installation located in this state, the owner or
operator of the commercial passenger bus service shall provide
written notice of the stop, terminal, or installation to residents
who live within two miles of the stop, terminal, or installation.
(b) The notice required by this section must:
(1) be delivered by mail; and
(2) include the address or a description of the
location of the new bus stop, terminal, or other installation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.