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HB3974 • 2025

Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Richardson
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
05/01/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  7. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3974 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R11859 GP-D

By: Richardson

H.B. No. 3974

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas

Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road

conditions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:

Sec.

201.813.

TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE TO REPORT

DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

(a)

The department shall establish and

maintain a toll-free telephone service line that enables a person

to report dangerous road conditions on a road in the state highway

system.

(b)

The department may contract with any person for the

management and operation of the toll-free telephone hotline

established under this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.