H.B. No. 1831




AN ACT

relating to specific logo information signs.                                  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 391.001(12), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
		(12)  "Specific information logo sign" means a 
rectangular sign [panel] imprinted with the words "GAS," "FOOD," 
"LODGING," or "CAMPING," or with a combination of those words, and 
the specific brand names of commercial establishments offering 
those services.
	SECTION 2.  Section 391.092(c), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A specific information logo sign may not:                                 
		(1)  contain a message, symbol, or trademark that 
resembles an official traffic-control device;  or
		(2)  be divided into [contain] more than six panels 
that contain establishment names [for each sign panel].
	SECTION 3.  Section 391.093, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (g) to read as 
follows:
	(c)  An establishment that provides food must:                                 
		(1)  have any required license or other evidence 
showing compliance with applicable public health or sanitation 
laws;
		(2)  operate continuously at least 10 [12] hours a day 
and serve two [three] meals a day;  and
		(3)  provide:                                                                 
			(A)  seating capacity for at least 16 persons;                               
			(B)  public restrooms;  and                                                  
			(C)  a telephone for use by the public.                                      
	(g)  An establishment is eligible to have two names displayed 
on the same specific information logo sign panel if the 
establishment provides:
		(1)  two food outlets in a shared space under common 
ownership; or   
		(2)  gas and food outlets in a shared space under common 
ownership.  
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the House on April 
10, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the Senate on May 
23, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor