BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 3067
87R7187 DRS-D	By: Buckley; Wilson (Buckingham)
	Transportation
	5/3/2021
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Purple Heart Trail is a national symbolic and honorary system of roads, highways, bridges, and other monuments that give tribute to the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal. There have been calls to expand the Texas portion of the trail to honor Purple Heart recipients in Bell and Williamson counties.

H.B. 3067 seeks to answer these calls by including State Highway 195 among the highways designated as part of the Texas portion of the trail.

H.B. 3067 amends current law relating to the designation of State Highway 195 as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail.

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 Section 225.0225, Transportation Code, by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f), as follows:

(a) Provides that the following highways are designated as the Texas portion of the national Purple Heart Trail:

(1)‑(5) makes no changes to these subdivisions;

(6)‑(7) makes nonsubstantive changes to these subdivisions;

(8) State Highway 195.�

(f) Provides that the designation under Subsection (a)(8) is in addition to any other designation.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2021. �