Senate Bill 245 Senate Author: Gallegos
Effective: 5-3-05 House Sponsor: Phillips
Senate Bill 245 amends the Transportation Code to require a local authority to grant authorization to an employee or agent of the authority to stand in a roadway and solicit charitable contributions, provided the person made a written application to do so with specifics of the date, location, and number of solicitors to be involved. The application must be made not later than the 11th day before the solicitation is to begin. The bill provides that the applicant must furnish proof of at least $1 million liability insurance but that this does not constitute a waiver of immunity on behalf of the local authority.