BILL ANALYSIS
By: Phillips
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
During the 79th Regular Session, the Legislature passed SB 245 to guarantee employees or agents of a local authority to solicit in a roadway if they properly fulfill a designated application process. Some municipalities have limited the scope of this law by interpreting a roadway to only be the actual road. HB 3089 creates a definition of a roadway under this section of the Transportation Code that includes the road as well as sidewalks and medians adjacent to it.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 552.0071 of the Transportation Code by adding subsection (g) which defines a roadway under Section 552.0071(a), Transportation Code, to include the roadbed, shoulder, median, cubs, safety zones, sidewalks, and utility easements adjacent to the road.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2007.