SRC-AMY S.B. 1063 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1063
By: Shapiro
Infrastructure Development and Security
3/20/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently,  an insurance company notifies the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), which then informs the Department of Public Safety
(DPS), when an insurance policy on a commercial motor carrier is going to
be cancelled.  DPS does not verify that the company is not operating;
consequently, some commercial vehicles are operating in this state without
liability coverage.  As proposed, S.B. 1063 requires confirmation that all
commercial motor carriers whose insurance has been cancelled are not
operating, and provides for impounding a carrier's vehicles if the carrier
is still operating. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 643.104, Transportation Code, by amending
Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d), as follows: 

(b) Includes other law enforcement agencies with the Department of Public
Safety (DPS) that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) must
notify of each motor carrier whose certificate of registration has been
revoked for failing to maintain liability insurance coverage. Deletes text
referring to a notice filed under Subsection (a). 

(c) Requires DPS or a local law enforcement agency to confirm that a motor
carrier is not operating if notice of revocation of that carrier's
registration certificate  has been received under Subsection (b). 

(d) Requires a law enforcement officer to detain or impound any commercial
vehicle operating without liability insurance until such coverage is
properly filed with TxDOT. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.