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

Texas House Bill 2775 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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	By: Krause (Senate Sponsor - Hancock)	H.B. No. 2775
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
	April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Transportation; May 9, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
	May 9, 2019, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2775	By: Hancock


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	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.

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