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