BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	H.B. 1810
86R6490 MP-D	By: Murr (Perry)
	Transportation
	5/12/2019
	Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Governor Coke R. Stevenson served as the 35th Governor of Texas in 1941 to 1947. He was the only 20th century Texas politician to serve as speaker of the house of representatives, lieutenant governor, and governor of Texas. H.B. 1810 would designate a portion of United States Highway 377 in Kimble County as the Governor Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Highway.

 

H.B. 1810 amends current law relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Kimble County as the Governor Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Highway.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by adding Section 225.152, as follows:

 

Sec. 225.152. GOVERNOR COKE R. STEVENSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Kimble County between the western municipal boundary of Junction and its intersection with County Road 120 is designated as the Governor Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Highway. Provides that the designation is in addition to any other designation.

 

(b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to Section 225.021(c) (relating to prohibiting TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting a marker unless a grant or donation of funds is made to cover the cost), to:

 

(1) design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Governor Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information; and

 

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2019. �