HB 2914
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Designates a specific portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County between South State Loop 323 and the northern municipal limits of Bullard as the Veterans Memorial Highway. The Texas Department of Transportation is required to design, construct, and erect markers along the highway to recognize and honor this memorial designation. The new highway name will be in addition to its existing designation and is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway. 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. VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County between its intersection with South State Loop 323 and its intersection with the northern municipal limits of Bullard is designated as the Veterans 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 Veterans Memorial Highway and any other (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. It is the intention of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith
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