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89(R) HB 2012 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.B. No. 2012
AN ACT
relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking
lot vendors and solicitors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of
a county with a population of more than 1.3 million
and a county
with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county
with a population of more than four million
by order may regulate
the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur
on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway
or road, or in a parking lot:
(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or
merchandise, including live animals;
(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a
structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live
animals; and
(3) the solicitation of money.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2012 was passed by the House on May
14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 35, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2012 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor