BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 5150

By: Bailes

Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez passed away in an accident on base while on active duty. H.B. 5150 seeks to honor Lance Corporal Hernandez by designating a portion of FM 2090 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Highway.

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

H.B. 5150 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of FM 2090 in Montgomery County between the eastern municipal limits of Splendora and mile marker 690 as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation, subject to a grant or donation of funds, to do the following:

· design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

· erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.