88R311 JRR-F
 
  By: Smith H.B. No. 2739
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on
  a state highway or farm or ranch road at a weight that exceeds the
  maximum weight authorized for the road; imposing a criminal
  penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 621.102, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
         (g)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not
  operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a road for which the
  executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation has
  set a maximum weight under this section if the weight of the vehicle
  or combination of vehicles exceeds the maximum weight set by the
  executive director.
         SECTION 2.  Section 621.506(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
               (1)  operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles in
  violation of Section 621.101, 621.102, 622.012, 622.031, 622.041,
  622.0435, 622.051, 622.061, 622.133, 622.953, or 623.162; or
               (2)  loads a vehicle or causes a vehicle to be loaded in
  violation of Section 621.503.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.