Bill Text: TX HB2775 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 2775 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the movement of pedestrians in front of, under, between, or through rail cars at a railroad grade crossing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB2775 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2775-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 2775




	AN ACT
	relating to the movement of pedestrians in front of, under,
	between, or through rail cars at a railroad grade crossing.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 552, Transportation Code, is amended by
	adding Section 552.011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 552.011. TRAIN OCCUPYING CROSSING. A pedestrian may
	not move in front of, under, between, or through the cars of a
	moving or stationary train occupying any part of a railroad grade
	crossing.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 2775 was passed by the House on April
	18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 7, 1 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 2775 on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 22,
	2 present, not voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House

	I certify that H.B. No. 2775 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
	0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date

	__________________
	Governor