85R8736 BEE-D
 
  By: Bonnen of Brazoria H.B. No. 2968
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation of a golf cart or utility vehicle on a
  public highway in certain counties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 551.404(a-2), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a-2)  Subsection (a-1) applies only to a county that:
               (1)  borders or contains a portion of the Red River;
               (2)  borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe
  River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf
  of Mexico; or
               (3)  is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision
  (2) and:
                     (A)  has a population of less than 37,000 
  [30,000]; and
                     (B)  contains a part of a barrier island or
  peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.