BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 924

By: Zedler

County Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There have been calls for concrete batch plant owners to pay the costs for repairing damages to highways caused by vehicles used in the operation of the plants. H.B. 924 seeks to address these calls and impose this responsibility on these owners by providing for county surety bond requirements for concrete batch plants.

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

H.B. 924 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county commissioners court by order to require an owner of a concrete batch plant operating in the county to file a surety bond in an amount determined by the commissioners court and conditioned that the owner will pay to the county an amount to repair any damage to a highway caused by the operation of vehicles used in the plant's operation.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.