1-1 By: Moreno of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Shapiro) H.B. No. 2058 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001; 1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on State 1-4 Affairs; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: 1-5 Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the inspection of a commercial motor carrier's premises 1-9 by municipal police officers. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 644.104, Transportation Code, is amended 1-12 by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-13 (e) A municipal police officer who is certified under 1-14 Section 644.101 may enter a motor carrier's premises to inspect 1-15 equipment on a per unit basis or in a manner agreeable between the 1-16 motor carrier and the enforcement entity: 1-17 (1) at a reasonable time; 1-18 (2) after stating the purpose of the inspection; and 1-19 (3) by presenting to the motor carrier appropriate 1-20 credentials. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-25 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-26 * * * * *