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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to restrict the use of |
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toll roads by certain vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Tiffany's Law. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 545.0651, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.0651. STATE AND MUNICIPAL RESTRICTION ON USE OF |
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HIGHWAY. |
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SECTION 3. Section 545.0651(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows: |
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(3) "Toll project" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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372.001. |
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SECTION 4. Section 545.0651, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission by order may restrict, by class of |
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vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a |
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highway. If the lanes to be restricted by the commission are |
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located within a municipality, the commission shall consult with |
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the municipality before adopting an order under this section. |
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(b-1) A municipality by ordinance may: |
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(1) restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to |
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two or more designated lanes of a highway in the municipality; and |
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(2) prohibit, by class of vehicle, the use of a toll |
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project in the municipality. |
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(c) An order under Subsection (b) or an ordinance under |
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Subsection (b-1)(1) [(b)] must allow a restricted vehicle to use |
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any lane of the highway to pass another vehicle and to enter and |
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exit the highway. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |