Bill Text: TX HB4605 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4605

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the designation of routes for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-05-01 - Left pending in committee [HB4605 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB4605-Introduced.html

	89R13396 AND-F

	By: Leo Wilson	H.B. No. 4605



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the designation of routes for the movement of oversize
	and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Section 623.009 read as follows:
	Sec. 623.009. DESIGNATED ROUTE IN COUNTY. (a) This section
	applies only to a county that:
	(1) has a population of less than 100,000; and
	(2) contains a port or is located within 15 miles of a
	port.
	(b) Notwithstanding Section 623.003, to the extent the
	department is required to determine a route under this chapter in
	the unincorporated area of a county, the department shall consult
	with the commissioners court of the county to designate to the
	department the route in that area. The commissioners court shall
	consult with the Texas Department of Transportation, port
	authorities, regional planning organizations, and trucking
	industry before recommending the designation of a route under this
	section.
	(c) In making a routing recommendation under this section,
	the commissioners court shall consider:
	(1) the proximity of the route to ports,
	transportation hubs, and intermodal facilities;
	(2) existing roadway conditions, infrastructure, and
	capacity to support oversize and overweight vehicles;
	(3) traffic safety concerns, including accident
	history and the safety of local communities;
	(4) environmental impacts, including air quality and
	noise pollution; and
	(5) potential for economic development, including the
	movement of goods to and from local businesses and industries.
	(d) The Texas Department of Transportation:
	(1) is responsible for installing appropriate signs
	for the designated route; and
	(2) shall allocate money from the state highway fund
	for the maintenance of the designated route if authorized under
	Subtitle B, Title 6.
	(e) The Department of Public Safety shall have authority to
	enforce requirements related to a route designated under this
	section.
	SECTION 2. Section 623.009, Transportation Code, as added
	by this Act, applies only to a routing determination made under
	Chapter 623, Transportation Code, on or after the effective date of
	this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.