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AN ACT
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relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking |
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lot vendors and solicitors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of |
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a county with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county |
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with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county |
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with a population of more than four million by order may regulate |
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the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur |
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on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway |
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or road, or in a parking lot: |
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(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or |
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merchandise, including live animals; |
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(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a |
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structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live |
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animals; and |
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(3) the solicitation of money. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2012 was passed by the House on May |
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14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 35, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2012 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |