TO: | Honorable Todd Staples, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB619 by Staples (Relating to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code as it relates to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles.
Under current law, if a noncommissioned employee weighs a loaded commercial motor vehicle and determines that an enforcement action is warranted, only a supervising officer may take action. The bill would allow the employee to take the enforcement action if the employee is under the supervision of an officer of the Department of Public Safety.
The bill also defines a port of entry as a publicly or privately owned international port of entry between Texas and Mexico.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, SR, VDS, SJ
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