Toth Bill Forgives Up To 7 Years On A Lapsed Sign Permit

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89R10710 AJZ-D

By: Toth
H.B. No. 2829

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain outdoor signs regulated by the Texas Department

of Transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 391, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 391.0685 to read as follows:

Sec. 391.0685. AUTHORIZED RENEWAL OF EXPIRED PERMIT.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a

person who does not have actual knowledge of the necessity of

renewing a permit issued under Section 391.068(a) may renew the

permit until the seventh anniversary of the date of the permit's

expiration if the person submits to the commission:

(1) all fees associated with the permit that accrued

during the period of the permit's expiration, including any renewal

fee required for the permit;

(2) an additional late renewal fee in an amount

prescribed by commission rule; and

(3) an affidavit indicating that the person did not

have actual knowledge of the permit renewal requirements under this

subchapter.

(b) A person that complies with the requirements of

Subsection (a) is considered to possess the permit as though the

permit never expired and may not be penalized for violating any

provision of this subchapter relating to the previously expired

permit.

SECTION 2. Section 394.023, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 394.023. TIME OF PERMIT ; AUTHORIZED RENEWAL OF EXPIRED

PERMIT . (a) A permit is valid for one year.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a

person who does not have actual knowledge of the necessity of

renewing a permit may renew the permit until the seventh

anniversary of the date of the permit's expiration if the person

submits to the commission:

(1) all fees associated with the permit that accrued

during the period of the permit's expiration, including any renewal

fee required for the permit;

(2) an additional late renewal fee in an amount

prescribed by commission rule; and

(3) an affidavit indicating that the person did not

have actual knowledge of the permit renewal requirements under this

chapter.

(c) A person that complies with the requirements of

Subsection (b) is considered to possess the permit as though the

permit never expired and may not be penalized for violating any

provision of this chapter relating to the previously expired

permit.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.