89R8730 JRR-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 2200
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating or
moving an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous materials on a
route other than the designated permit route.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 621, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 621.512 to read as follows:
Sec. 621.512. PROHIBITION ON OPERATING OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE
TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON ROUTE OTHER THAN DESIGNATED
PERMIT ROUTE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person
operates or moves an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous
materials under a permit issued under this subtitle on a public
highway that is not included in the route designated under the
permit.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
section that, at the time of the offense, the vehicle was being
operated or moved:
(1) under the immediate direction of a law enforcement
agency; or
(2) in compliance with a permit authorizing the
movement of the vehicle issued by the department or a political
subdivision of this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.