Relating to the designation of a weight enforcement officer by a commissioners court in certain counties.

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90R1585 JAM-D

By: Wharton
H.B. No. 883

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a weight enforcement officer by a

commissioners court in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 621.4015(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) A county commissioners court may designate a constable

or deputy constable of the county as a weight enforcement officer in

a county that :

(1) [ that ] is a county with a population of 1.5 million

or more and is within 200 miles of an international border; [ or ]

(2) [ that ] is adjacent to a county with a population of

3.3 million or more , [ ; ] and

[ (3) ] in which a planned community is located that :

(A) has 20,000 or more acres of land ;

(B) [ , that ] was originally established under the

National Urban Policy [ Growth ] and New Community Development Act of

1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.) ; [ , ] and

(C) [ that ] is subject to restrictive covenants

containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based assessments

on real property ; or

(3) has a population of more than 75,000 but less than

90,000 and is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.