Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.

89(R) HB 469 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

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By: Vasut, et al.

H.B. No. 469

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety

standards in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following

counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section:

(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States;

(2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part

of which is located within 75 miles of an international border;

(3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more;

(4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that

borders the county in which the State Capitol is located;

(5) a county with a population of less than 250,000

that:

(A) is adjacent to two counties that each have a

population of more than 1.2 million; and

(B) contains two highways that are part of the

national system of interstate and defense highways;

(6) a county:

(A) any part of which is within 30 miles of New

Mexico; and

(B) that is adjacent to two or more counties that

generated $100 million or more in tax revenue collected under

Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during

the preceding state fiscal year;

(7) a county with a population of more than 40,000 and

less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county described by

Subdivision (4); [
or
]

(8) a county with a population of more than 50,000 and

less than 90,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of

more than 4,000,000
; or

(9) a county that contains an international port
.

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