TITLE: Relating to the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 545.307, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 545.307. [OVERNIGHT] PARKING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN OR NEAR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. SECTION 2. Section 545.307, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (b-1), (c), and (d) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), [after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.] a person may not park a commercial motor vehicle or leave the vehicle parked on a street that is maintained by a county or municipality and for which signs are posted as provided by Subsection (c) if the street: (1) is located within a residential subdivision; or (2) is adjacent to a residential subdivision and within 1,000 feet of the property line of a residence, school, place of worship, [or] park,or retail area.(b-1) A person may park a commercial motor vehicle or leave the vehicle parked on a street for which signs are posted as provided by Subsection (c) if the commercial motor vehicle is parked for a period not to exceed two hours, and either: (1) the operator of the commercial motor vehicle: (A) is present in the vehicle the entire period the vehicle remains parked; and (B) is taking a rest break or other lawfully mandated break; or (2) the commercial motor vehicle:(A) [(1)] is transporting persons or property to or from the residential subdivision or performing work in the subdivision; and (B) [(2)] remains parked in or adjacent to the subdivision only for the period necessary to complete the transportation or work. (c) A [The residents of a residential subdivision may petition a] county or municipality in which a residential [the] subdivision is located shall post [for the posting of] signs prohibiting the [overnight] parking of a commercial motor vehicle in the subdivision or on a street adjacent to the subdivision and within 1,000 feet of the property line of a residence, school, place of worship, [or] park,or retail area.[The petition must be signed by at least 25 percent of the owners or tenants of residences in the subdivision. Not more than one person for each residence may sign the petition, and each person signing must be at least 18 years of age. Promptly after the filing of a petition meeting the requirements of this subsection and subject to Subsection (d), the county or municipality receiving the petition shall post the signs.] The signs must: (1) be posted: (A) at each entrance of the subdivision through which a commercial motor vehicle may enter the subdivision or within the subdivision if there is not defined entrance to the subdivision; or (B) on a street adjacent to the subdivision; and (2) state, in letters at least two inches in height, that [overnight] parking of a commercial motor vehicle is prohibited at all times in the subdivision or on a street adjacent to the subdivision. (d) A county or municipality [receiving a petition under Subsection (c)] may condition the posting of the signs on payment by the residents of the residential subdivision of the cost of providing the signs. (e-1) A commercial motor vehicle found to be parked in violation of Subsection (b) may immediately be towed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.