TITLE: Relating to the authority of a municipality to restrict the use of toll roads by certain vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a municipality to restrict the use of toll roads by certain vehicles.

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