HB 2810
AN ACT relating to the power of a governmental entity to enforce
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Prohibits governmental entities, including municipalities, counties, and districts, from using automated traffic control systems to enforce speed limits on highways or streets. The law prevents the use of cameras or other automated technologies to issue speeding tickets, effectively banning these enforcement methods statewide. The attorney general is tasked with enforcing this restriction, and the law will take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the power of a governmental entity to enforce compliance with posted speed limits by an automated traffic control BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 542.2035, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 542.2035. LIMITATION ON AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CONTROL SECTION 2. Section 542.2035, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to (a) A governmental entity [municipality] may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with respect to a highway or street under its jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with posted speed limits. The attorney general shall enforce this subsection. (c) In this section, "governmental entity" means this state or a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, a county or any kind of district. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Political Subdivisions and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sean Abbott
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the power of a governmental entity to enforce
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