AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
There are certain municipalities whose police officers are eligible to apply for certification to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. Interested parties note, however, that there are other municipalities of certain populations and certain locations whose police officers are not eligible to apply for this certification. H.B. 1010 seeks to address this issue by changing statutory provisions relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
H.B. 1010 amends current law relating to enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, to provide that a police officer of certain municipalities is eligible to apply for certification under this section, including a police officer from a municipality that is located within 25 miles of an international port, and in a county that does not contain a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than 3.3 million; or a municipality with a population of less than 8,500 that is the county seat, and contains a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2011.