HB 2143
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Designates a specific portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 in Montgomery County as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial Highway, honoring a military service member. The Texas Department of Transportation will design and erect markers along the highway to commemorate Army Specialist Joey Lenz, with markers to be placed at the highway's beginning, end, and at intermediate points. The designation will take effect on September 1, 2025, and does not change the road's existing functionality, but serves as a memorial tribute.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 in Montgomery County as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.243 to read as follows: Sec. 225.243. ARMY SPECIALIST JOEY LENZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 in Montgomery County between its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 and its intersection with Lake Conroe Hills Drive is designated as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road
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