BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2901

By: Harris, Cody

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Resolutions of support have been passed by three cities in Orange County seeking legislation to authorize their municipal police departments to participate in Department of Public Safety training for local enforcement on commercial motor vehicle safety laws. H.B. 2901 seeks to address this issue by making police officers in the appropriate cities in Orange County eligible to participate in the training.

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. 2901 amends the Transportation Code to make a police officer of a municipality with a population of more than 2,000 that is located in a county with a population of less than 200,000 and that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway eligible to apply for certification to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.