** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Transportation 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Robert Nichols 

To consider the following:

HB 291         Murr                    SP: Hughes
Relating to occupational driver's licenses and to the renewal of driver's licenses.

HB 433         VanDeaver               SP: Flores
Relating to the definition of a commercial fleet.

HB 975         Neave Criado | et al.    SP: Johnson
Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 635 in Mesquite as the Officer Richard Houston II Memorial Highway.

HB 1198        Dean                    SP: Hughes
Relating to a public awareness campaign to promote the proper attachment of trailers to certain motor vehicles.

HB 1199        Dean                    SP: Hughes
Relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers in vehicle accident reports.

HB 1305        Hefner                  SP: Paxton
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

HB 1368        Cunningham | et al.      SP: Creighton
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1960 in Harris County as the Deputy Constable Omar Ursin Memorial Highway.

HB 1778        Hinojosa | et al.        SP: Alvarado
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain professional sports teams.

HB 1913        Spiller                 SP: Birdwell
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2526 in Eastland County as the Sergeant Barbara Fenley Memorial Highway.

HB 1968        Harris, Caroline         SP: Schwertner
Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35 in Williamson County as the Officer Charles Whites Memorial Highway.

HB 2170        Guerra                  SP: Alvarado
Relating to toll collections by a toll project entity.

HB 2190        Canales                 SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents.

HB 2503        Lujan | et al.           SP: Flores
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for veterans with disabilities and recipients of the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal and federal Humanitarian Service Medal.

HB 2590        Burrows                 SP: Perry
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 40 in Lubbock County as The Maines Brothers Band Highway.

HB 2616        Vasut                   SP: LaMantia
Relating to the operation of and lighting equipment for medical examiner vehicles and vehicles operated by justices of the peace in certain circumstances.

HB 2754        Bell, Cecil             SP: King
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired peace officers.

HB 2835        Burns | et al.           SP: Birdwell
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 144 in Hood and Somervell Counties as the Ed Shipman Memorial Highway.

HB 2876        Cain | et al.            SP: Alvarado
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for industrial firefighters; authorizing a fee.

HB 3014        Harris, Caroline         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the motor vehicle safety inspection of electric vehicles.

HB 3045        Bonnen                  SP: Middleton
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 517 in Brazoria and Galveston Counties as the Ken Clark Memorial Highway.

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

HB 3132        Guerra | et al.          SP: Eckhardt
Relating to an optional designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate indicating that a person is deaf or hard of hearing.

HB 3224        Guillen                 SP: LaMantia
Relating to the status of the registration of a vehicle after a failure to establish financial responsibility.

HB 3288        Canales                 SP: Hinojosa
Relating to notice of transfer of a used motor vehicle.

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

HB 3418        Canales | et al.         SP: Nichols
Relating to the implementation by the Texas Department of Transportation of a vehicle mileage user fee pilot program and a task force to assist in developing and evaluating the program.

HB 3443        Canales | et al.         SP: Hinojosa
Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.

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

HB 3558        Perez                   SP: Alvarado
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle at an intersection with a stop sign.

HB 3645        Guillen                 SP: LaMantia
Relating to requirements for the issuance of certain driver's licenses and commercial driver's licenses.

HB 3646        Guillen                 SP: LaMantia
Relating to certain regulations regarding commercial driver's licenses.

HB 3798        Guillen                 SP: LaMantia
Relating to making certain voluntary contributions when applying for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

HB 5135        Kacal                   SP: King
Relating to the issuance of K9s4KIDs specialty license plates.

HB 5336        Vasut | et al.           SP: Huffman
Relating to the powers and duties of Port Freeport; limiting the authority of certain municipalities to regulate land use by Port Freeport; and the creation of a reinvestment zone containing property owned by Port Freeport.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per person.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 975

HB 1368

HB 1778

HB 2190

HB 2616

HB 2835

HB 2876

HB 3126

HB 3132

HB 3288

HB 3443

HB 5135

HB 5336

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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