HBA-CMT H.B. 2058 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2058 By: Moreno, Joe E. Public Safety 7/17/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 77th Legislature, the certification needed to inspect commercial vehicles for compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety standards was only extended to Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers and employees and to certain municipal police officers. In addition, previous law authorized certified DPS officers or employees to enter a motor carrier's premises for inspection at a reasonable time. However, municipal police officers were not extended similar authority. As a result, these officers were exposed to the risk of inspecting the vehicle in traffic and were only able to inspect one vehicle at a time. House Bill 2058 authorizes a municipal police officer to enter a motor carrier's premises to inspect equipment on a per unit basis or in a manner agreeable to both parties at a reasonable time. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, of institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 2058 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a municipal police officer who is certified to inspect commercial motor vehicles to enter a motor carrier's premises to inspect equipment on a per unit basis or in a manner agreeable between the motor carrier and the enforcement entity at a reasonable time after stating the purpose of the inspection and presenting appropriate credentials to the motor carrier. EFFECTIVE DATE June 13, 2001.