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| 1 | 1 | 89R8372 MZM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2238 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or | |
| 10 | 10 | restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 251, Transportation Code, | |
| 13 | 13 | is amended by adding Section 251.162 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 251.162. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES | |
| 15 | 15 | OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The commissioners court of a county | |
| 16 | 16 | may not: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of | |
| 18 | 18 | transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on | |
| 19 | 19 | that roadway under or as required by state law; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of | |
| 21 | 21 | transportation on a roadway. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 311, Transportation Code, | |
| 23 | 23 | is amended by adding Section 311.905 to read as follows: | |
| 24 | 24 | Sec. 311.905. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES | |
| 25 | 25 | OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The governing body of a municipality | |
| 26 | 26 | may not: | |
| 27 | 27 | (1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of | |
| 28 | 28 | transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on | |
| 29 | 29 | that roadway under or as required by state law; or | |
| 30 | 30 | (2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of | |
| 31 | 31 | transportation on a roadway. | |
| 32 | 32 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |