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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 municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities |
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is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or |
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more; |
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(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more |
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any part of which is located in a county with a population of |
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500,000 or more; |
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(3) a municipality with a population of less than |
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25,000: |
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(A) any part of which is located in a county with |
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a population of 3.3 million; and |
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(B) that contains or is adjacent to an |
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international port; |
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(4) a municipality with a population of at least |
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34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states; |
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(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a |
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county bordering the United Mexican States; |
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(6) a municipality with a population of less than |
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5,000 that is located: |
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(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of |
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Mexico; and |
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(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a |
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population greater than 3.3 million; |
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(7) a municipality that is located: |
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(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and |
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(B) in a county that does not contain a highway |
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that is part of the national system of interstate and defense |
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highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than |
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3.3 million; |
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(8) a municipality with a population of less than |
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8,500 that: |
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(A) is the county seat; and |
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(B) contains a highway that is part of the |
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national system of interstate and defense highways; |
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(9) a municipality located in a county with a |
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population between 60,000 and 66,000 adjacent to a bay connected to |
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the Gulf of Mexico; |
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(10) a municipality with a population of more than |
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40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a |
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population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders |
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the Gulf of Mexico; |
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(11) a municipality with a population between 32,000 |
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and 50,000 that is located entirely in a county that: |
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(A) has a population of less than 250,000; |
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(B) is adjacent to two counties that each have a |
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population of more than 1.2 million; and |
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(C) contains two highways that are part of the |
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national system of interstate and defense highways; |
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(12) a municipality with a population of more than |
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3,000 and less than 10,000 that: |
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(A) contains a highway that is part of the |
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national system of interstate and defense highways; and |
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(B) is located in a county with a population |
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between 150,000 and 155,000; |
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(13) a municipality with a population of less than |
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75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has |
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a population greater than 3.3 million; |
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(14) a municipality with a population between 14,000 |
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and 17,000 that: |
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(A) contains three or more numbered United States |
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highways; and |
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(B) is located in a county that is adjacent to a |
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county with a population of more than 200,000; [or] |
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(15) a municipality with a population of less than |
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50,000 that is located in: |
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(A) a county that generated $20 million or more |
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in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from |
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oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or |
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(B) a county that is adjacent to two or more |
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counties described by Paragraph (A); or |
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(16) a municipality that is located: |
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(A) within 20 miles of an international airport; |
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and |
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(B) in a county that: |
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(i) contains an active quarry; |
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(ii) has a population of more than 150,000 |
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but less than 170,000; and |
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(iii) is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of more than two million. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 540 passed the Senate on |
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April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 540 passed the House on |
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May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 11, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |