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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of municipalities to alter speed limits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 545.356(b-1) and (b-2), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The [Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), the] |
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governing body of a municipality, for a highway or a part of a |
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highway in an urban district in the municipality that is not an |
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officially designated or marked highway or road of the state |
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highway system, [is 35 feet or less in width, and along which
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vehicular parking is not prohibited on one or both sides of the
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highway,] may declare a lower speed limit of not less than 25 miles |
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per hour, if the governing body determines that the prima facie |
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speed limit on the highway is unreasonable or unsafe. |
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(b-2) Subsection (b-1) applies only [does not apply] to a |
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two-lane, undivided highway or part of a highway that is abutted |
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solely by residential property [has four or more lanes used for
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vehicular travel]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |