Bill Text: TX SB174 | 2027-2028 | 90th Legislature Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to toll collection and enforcement pursuant to an agreement for tolling services with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-11-09 - Filed [SB174 Detail]

Download: Texas-2027-SB174-Introduced.html

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90R4046 CXP-D
By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 174

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to toll collection and enforcement pursuant to an
agreement for tolling services with the Texas Department of
Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 228.059, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 228.0545, 228.0546, and
228.0547 or other law, a toll collected for a toll lane described by
Subsection (a) pursuant to an agreement for tolling services with a
toll project entity, as defined by Section 371.001, other than the
department is governed by the fee and fine structure of the entity
issuing the initial toll invoice.
(c) An entity collecting a toll pursuant to an agreement for
tolling services with the department is subject to the same fee and
fine structure as the department under this chapter and has the same
powers and duties as the department under this chapter with regard
to toll collection and enforcement for that toll.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to the collection of a toll incurred on or after the effective date
of this Act. The collection of a toll incurred before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before
the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.