HB 1398

AN ACT relating to signs posted under the memorial sign program for

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Modifies Texas's memorial sign program for victims of vehicle collisions by extending the maximum posting duration of memorial signs from two to ten years. The changes allow signs commemorating victims to remain in place longer and provide more flexibility for families requesting these roadside memorial signs. The bill also adjusts the conditions for sign replacement and removal, giving the Texas transportation department new guidelines for maintaining these memorial signs.

Subject Areas

SIGNS TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTORCYCLES TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS Highways Vehicles & Traffic--DWI & DUID

Bill Text

relating to signs posted under the memorial sign program for
victims of certain vehicle collisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 201.909(e), (f), and (g),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(e)  If the application meets the department's requirements
and the applicant pays the memorial sign fee, the department shall
erect a sign. A sign posted under this section may remain posted for
ten [two] years. At the end of the ten-year [two-year] period the
department may release the sign to the applicant. The department is
not required to release a sign that has been damaged.
(f)  A sign posted under this section that is damaged shall
be removed by the department. Except as provided in Subsection (g),
the department may post a new sign if it has been less than ten [two]
years from the posting of the original sign and a person:
(1)  submits a written request to the department to
(2)  submits a replacement fee in the amount provided
(g)  During the ten-year [two-year] posting period the
department shall replace a sign posted under this section that is
damaged because of the department's negligence.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.