S.B. No. 330
 
AN ACT
relating to enforcement of certain vehicle weight and safety
requirements by a noncommissioned employee of the Department of
Public Safety of the State of Texas.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 621.402, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
       (c)  A noncommissioned employee of the Department of Public
Safety who is certified for the purpose by the public safety
director and who is supervised by an officer of the Department of
Public Safety may, in a port of entry or at a commercial motor
vehicle inspection site [fixed-site facility], weigh a vehicle,
require the vehicle to be weighed, or require a vehicle to be driven
to the nearest scale under Subsections (a) and (b).
       SECTION 2.  Subsection (d), Section 644.103, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
       (d)  A noncommissioned employee of the department who is
certified for the purpose by the director and who is supervised by
an officer of the department may, at a commercial motor vehicle
inspection site [fixed-site facility], stop, enter, or detain a
motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter. If the employee's
inspection shows that an enforcement action, such as the issuance
of a citation, is warranted for a violation of this title or a rule
adopted under this title, including a federal safety regulation
adopted under this chapter, the noncommissioned employee may take
enforcement action only if the employee is under the supervision of
an officer of the department.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
       I hereby certify that S.B. No. 330 passed the Senate on
March 7, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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   Secretary of the Senate
       I hereby certify that S.B. No. 330 passed the House on
April 5, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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   Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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            Date
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          Governor