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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of dynamic message signs for the Keep 'Em Safe |
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Texas Gun Storage Campaign. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.625 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.625. KEEP 'EM SAFE TEXAS GUN STORAGE CAMPAIGN. (a) |
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The department, in consultation with the Department of Public |
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Safety, shall establish and implement a plan for providing relevant |
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information to the public regarding the safe storage of firearms |
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for the Department of Public Safety's Keep 'Em Safe Texas Gun |
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Storage Campaign using an existing system of dynamic message signs |
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located across the state. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department is not |
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required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs to |
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provide the information described by Subsection (a) if the |
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department receives notice from the United States Department of |
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Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of the |
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signs would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other |
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punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with |
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federal laws, regulations, or policies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |