BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1960

By: Lopez, Janie

Transportation

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

San Benito experienced a great tragedy on October 17th, 2023, when Lieutenant Milton Resendez was shot and killed while in pursuit of two fleeing criminal suspects. To honor his memory, C.S.H.B. 1960 seeks to rename the part of State Highway 345 in the city of San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez 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

C.S.H.B. 1960 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of State Highway 345 in the municipal limits of San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation, subject to a grant or donation of funds, to design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information and to erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2025.

COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 1960 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

The substitute designates the portion of the highway as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway, whereas the introduced designated it as the Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.