89R8372 MZM-D
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2238
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or
restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 251, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 251.162 to read as follows:
Sec. 251.162. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The commissioners court of a county
may not:
(1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of
transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on
that roadway under or as required by state law; or
(2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of
transportation on a roadway.
SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 311, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 311.905 to read as follows:
Sec. 311.905. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The governing body of a municipality
may not:
(1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of
transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on
that roadway under or as required by state law; or
(2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of
transportation on a roadway.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.