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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety |
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standards in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following |
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counties [a county bordering the United Mexican States or of a
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county with a population of 700,000 or more] is eligible to apply |
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for certification under this section: |
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(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States; |
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(2) a county with a population of 700,000 or more; or |
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(3) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that |
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borders the county in which the State Capitol is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 644.102, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The department may revoke or rescind the authority of a |
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municipality or county to engage in enforcement under this chapter |
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if the municipality or county fails to comply with this section or |
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any standard established under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 511 was passed by the House on April |
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18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 511 on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 12, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 511 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |