HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Transportation 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.036 
CHAIR:        Rep. Terry Canales 

*Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.*

If you intend to testify, please register using the electronic witness affirmation form, which will be available at any registration kiosk located throughout the Capitol Extension. Witness registration will open approximately two (2) hours prior to the start of the hearing.

Witness registration must be completed prior to testifying.

HB 421         Lopez, Ray | et al.                       
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle; creating a criminal offense.

HB 648         Gervin-Hawkins                            
Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.

HB 1744        Leach                                     
Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

HB 2605        Canales                                   
Relating to the funding of certain port projects.

HB 2606        Canales                                   
Relating to powers and duties of navigation districts and the boards of trustees of municipal port facilities.

HB 2902        Gamez                                     
Relating to a statement on a temporary tag warning against unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag.

HB 2934        Romero, Jr.                               
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on the use of municipal impact fees for roadway facilities.

HB 2977        Harris, Caroline                          
Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

HB 3023        Lopez, Janie | et al.                     
Relating to weight limitations for liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicles.

HB 3126        Gamez                                     
Relating to the definitions of "pass" and "passing" used in reference to a vehicle.

HB 3187        Harris, Caroline                          
Relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale of certain license plates.

HB 3701        Patterson | et al.                        
Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of an autocycle.

HB 3313        Ordaz                                     
Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles and mopeds.

HB 3444        Canales                                   
Relating to the classification of transportation districts by the Texas Transportation Commission.

HB 3484        Harris, Caroline                          
Relating to weight exemptions for alternative fueled heavy weight vehicles on state highways.

HB 4121        Guillen                                   
Relating to motor vehicle windshield sunscreening devices.

HB 4122        Guillen                                   
Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway laned for traffic.

HJR 77         Walle                                     
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c470

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Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.