Bill Text: TX HB1136 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles regarding parking for certain individuals with disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [HB1136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB1136-Introduced.html
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| By: Gámez | H.B. No. 1136 | |
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| relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Motor | ||
| Vehicles regarding parking for certain individuals with | ||
| disabilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the | ||
| Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The department, with the assistance | ||
| of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the | ||
| Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas | ||
| Demographic Center, shall conduct a study on the current and future | ||
| parking needs of individuals with disabilities in this state, | ||
| including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility | ||
| impairment. | ||
| (b) In conducting the study, the department shall: | ||
| (1) compile data regarding the current and projected | ||
| population of individuals with disabilities in this state who may | ||
| be eligible for privileged parking under Chapter 681, | ||
| Transportation Code, including disabled veterans and individuals | ||
| with a mobility impairment; | ||
| (2) identify current laws and rules governing parking | ||
| spaces or areas designated for individuals with disabilities, | ||
| including the laws and rules governing the allocation of parking | ||
| for individuals with disabilities; and | ||
| (3) to the extent possible, collect information from | ||
| local law enforcement agencies regarding the number of citations | ||
| each agency has issued for a violation of Section 681.011(a) or (b), | ||
| Transportation Code. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the | ||
| department shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, | ||
| the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the | ||
| legislature a written report that includes: | ||
| (1) a summary of the information compiled in the | ||
| study, including an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of | ||
| the current allocation of parking to individuals with disabilities; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) a summary of recommendations from the department, | ||
| the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the | ||
| Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas | ||
| Demographic Center, including: | ||
| (A) recommendations regarding the amount of | ||
| parking that should be allocated for individuals with disabilities | ||
| to meet the current and future demands of individuals with | ||
| disabilities in this state who may be eligible for privileged | ||
| parking under Chapter 681, Transportation Code, including disabled | ||
| veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment; and | ||
| (B) recommendations for legislative or other | ||
| action. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
