Bill Text: TX HB1607 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to alter speed limits on county roads.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1607 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1607-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 1607

AN ACT
relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to
alter speed limits on county roads.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.355(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The commissioners court may not modify the rule
established by Section 545.351(a) or establish a speed limit of
more than 70 [60] miles per hour.
SECTION 2. 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, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1607 was passed by the House on April
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1607 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor