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By: Thompson of Harris, et al. |
H.B. No. 1263 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Miles) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 2023; |
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April 18, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 11, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school |
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crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses |
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located in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 542.203, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A local authority may not adopt or enforce an order, |
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ordinance, regulation, or other measure that prohibits or precludes |
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the designation of a school crossing zone or school crosswalk at a |
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high school campus that is located in a municipality with a |
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population of two million or more. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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