BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 884

By: Raney

Transportation

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There have been calls to honor the life, legacy, and achievements of John David Crow and his wife Carolyn. C.S.H.B. 884 seeks to recognize Mr. and Mrs. Crow by designating a portion of Business State Highway 6-R in Brazos County as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

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

C.S.H.B. 884 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of Business State Highway 6-R in Brazos County between its intersection with East Villa Maria Road and its intersection with Krenek Tap Road as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation, subject to a grant or donation of funds, to design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway and any other appropriate information and to erect a marker at each end of the parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 884 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

The substitute changes the portion of roadway designated as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway.