BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 1124

By: Perry

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There have been calls to honor the life and career of Colorado City Mayor Jim Baum, a beloved public servant in Mitchell County who recently passed away. S.B. 1124 seeks to recognize Mayor Baum by designating a portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-J in Colorado City as the James "Jim" Baum 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

S.B. 1124 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-J in the municipal limits of Colorado City as the James "Jim" Baum 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 James "Jim" Baum 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.