89R11859 GP-D
By: Richardson H.B. No. 3974
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas
Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road
conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.813. TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE TO REPORT
DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. (a) The department shall establish and
maintain a toll-free telephone service line that enables a person
to report dangerous road conditions on a road in the state highway
system.
(b) The department may contract with any person for the
management and operation of the toll-free telephone hotline
established under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.