HB 3966
AN ACT relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger
House Bill • Morales, Christina | Curry
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: CHAPTER 121. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL PASSENGER BUS SERVICES Sec. 121.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commercial passenger bus service" means a business that operates a passenger bus service that provides regularly scheduled intercity bus transportation to passengers in exchange for compensation. Sec. 121.002. NOTIFICATION OF NEW BUS STOPS, TERMINALS, OR OTHER INSTALLATIONS. (a) At least 90 calendar days before the date a commercial passenger bus service begins operating a new bus stop, terminal, or other installation located in this state, the owner or operator of the commercial passenger bus service shall provide written notice of the stop, terminal, or installation to residents who live within two miles of the stop, terminal, or installation. (b) The notice required by this section must: (2) include the address or a description of the location of the new bus stop, terminal, or other installation. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger
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