88R10966 AJZ-F
 
  By: Howard H.B. No. 2242
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of dynamic message signs for the Keep 'Em Safe
  Texas Gun Storage Campaign.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 201.625 to read as follows:
         Sec. 201.625.  KEEP 'EM SAFE TEXAS GUN STORAGE CAMPAIGN.  (a)  
  The department, in consultation with the Department of Public
  Safety, shall establish and implement a plan for providing relevant
  information to the public regarding the safe storage of firearms
  for the Department of Public Safety's Keep 'Em Safe Texas Gun
  Storage Campaign using an existing system of dynamic message signs
  located across the state.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department is not
  required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs to
  provide the information described by Subsection (a) if the
  department receives notice from the United States Department of
  Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of the
  signs would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other
  punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with
  federal laws, regulations, or policies.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.