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  86R25743 BEE-D
 
  By: Krause H.B. No. 1493
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1493:
 
  By:  Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 1493
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 622, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 622.956 to read as follows:
         Sec. 622.956.  OVER-THE-ROAD BUS. (a) In this section,
  "over-the-road bus" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section
  12181.
         (b)  An over-the-road bus may be operated on a public highway
  of this state only if the gross weight and tires of the bus conform
  to Section 621.101 and:
               (1)  the single axle weight is not heavier than 24,000
  pounds; or
               (2)  the tandem axle weight does not exceed the maximum
  tandem axle weight under Section 621.101 by more than 20 percent.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.