By: Nichols S.B. No. 1091

(In the Senate - Filed February 25, 2019; March 7, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; March 21, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 21, 2019, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1091 By: Nichols

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to vehicles eligible for veteran toll discount programs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 372.053(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A toll project entity may establish a discount program for electronic toll collection customers. The program must include free or discounted use of the entity's toll project by an electronic toll collection customer whose account relates to a vehicle registered under:

(1) Section 504.202 without the payment of any fee paid for or at the time of registration except the fee for the license plates; or

(2) Section 504.315(f) or (g) without the payment of any fee paid for or at the time of registration.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

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