Bill Text: TX HB1493 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-13 - Referred to Transportation [HB1493 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1493-Engrossed.html
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| By: Krause | H.B. No. 1493 | |
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| relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 622, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 622.956 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 622.956. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS. (a) In this section, | ||
| "over-the-road bus" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section | ||
| 12181. | ||
| (b) An over-the-road bus may be operated on a public highway | ||
| of this state only if the gross weight and tires of the bus conform | ||
| to Section 621.101 and: | ||
| (1) the single axle weight is not heavier than 24,000 | ||
| pounds; or | ||
| (2) the tandem axle weight does not exceed the maximum | ||
| tandem axle weight under Section 621.101 by more than 20 percent. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
