TITLE: Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 251, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 251.162 to read as follows: Sec. 251.162. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The commissioners court of a county may not: (1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on that roadway under or as required by state law; or (2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway. SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 311, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 311.905 to read as follows: Sec. 311.905. PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The governing body of a municipality may not: (1) prohibit the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on that roadway under or as required by state law; or (2) impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.