BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 3446

By: Guillen

Transportation

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There are concerns that state law does not explicitly make a sheriff or deputy sheriff of a county, such as McMullen County or Kenedy County, that has a population of less than 1,000 and part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border eligible to apply for certification to enforce commercial vehicle safety standards. C.S.H.B. 3446 seeks to provide for such eligibility.

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. 3446 amends the Transportation Code to make a sheriff or a deputy sheriff of a county with a population of less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border, eligible to apply for certification to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 3446 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 does not revise the counties whose sheriff or deputy sheriff is eligible to apply for certification to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards by replacing a county bordering the United Mexican States with a county with a population between 500 and 1,000, all or part of which is located within 75 miles of the United Mexican States. The substitute makes a sheriff or deputy sheriff of a county with a population less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border, eligible to apply for such certification.