By:  Harper-Brown (Senate Sponsor - Deuell)                       H.B. No. 1831
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2003; 
April 15, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Infrastructure Development and Security; May 20, 2003, reported 
favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2003, sent 
to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.
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