BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2678

By: Bonnen

Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There have been calls to honor Galveston County native Sergeant Andrew Creighton for his selfless service to the country with a memorial highway designation. H.B. 2678 seeks to recognize this service by designating the portion of State Highway 3 in Dickinson, Texas as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2678 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation, subject to a grant or donation of funds, to design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information and to erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2021.