Bill Text: TX HB101 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 101

Bill Title: Relating to the membership of the Texas Transportation Commission.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-11 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB101 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB101-Comm_Sub.html

	88R15629 DIO-D

	By: Ortega, Martinez, Guillen, Canales,	H.B. No. 101
	Ordaz

	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 101:

	By: Ordaz	C.S.H.B. No. 101



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the membership of the Texas Transportation Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 201.051(b), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) The members shall be appointed to reflect the diverse
	geographic regions and population groups of this state, including:
	(1) at least one [~~. One~~] member who must reside in a
	rural area and be a registered voter of a county with a population
	of less than 150,000; and
	(2) at least one member who:
	(A) must reside and be a registered voter in a
	county bordering the United Mexican States; and
	(B) may not be the same member as described by
	Subdivision (1).
	SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act in the
	qualifications of members of the Texas Transportation Commission do
	not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the commission
	immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to
	serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the terms of
	commission members expire, the governor shall appoint or reappoint
	a member who has the qualifications required for a member under
	Section 201.051, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.