89R11801 RDR-D
By: Romero H.B. No. 5376
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a municipality to restrict the use of
toll roads by certain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Tiffany's Law.
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 545.0651, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 545.0651. STATE AND MUNICIPAL RESTRICTION ON USE OF
HIGHWAY.
SECTION 3. Section 545.0651(a), Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3) "Toll project" has the meaning assigned by Section
372.001.
SECTION 4. Section 545.0651, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection
(b-1) to read as follows:
(b) The commission by order may restrict, by class of
vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a
highway. If the lanes to be restricted by the commission are
located within a municipality, the commission shall consult with
the municipality before adopting an order under this section.
(b-1) A municipality by ordinance may:
(1) restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to
two or more designated lanes of a highway in the municipality; and
(2) prohibit, by class of vehicle, the use of a toll
project in the municipality.
(c) An order under Subsection (b) or an ordinance under
Subsection (b-1)(1) [(b)] must allow a restricted vehicle to use
any lane of the highway to pass another vehicle and to enter and
exit the highway.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.