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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger |
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bus services to provide certain notifications to residents |
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concerning operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 121. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL PASSENGER BUS SERVICES |
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Sec. 121.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commercial |
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passenger bus service" means a business that operates a passenger |
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bus service that provides regularly scheduled intercity bus |
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transportation to passengers in exchange for compensation. |
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Sec. 121.002. NOTIFICATION OF NEW BUS STOPS, TERMINALS, OR |
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OTHER INSTALLATIONS. (a) At least 90 calendar days before the date |
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a commercial passenger bus service begins operating a new bus stop, |
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terminal, or other installation located in this state, the owner or |
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operator of the commercial passenger bus service shall provide |
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written notice of the stop, terminal, or installation to residents |
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who live within two miles of the stop, terminal, or installation. |
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(b) The notice required by this section must: |
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(1) be delivered by mail; and |
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(2) include the address or a description of the |
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location of the new bus stop, terminal, or other installation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |