HB 5295

relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 455.004(b) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b)  The [members of the] committee consists of the following
members [shall be] appointed by the commission [governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives, who shall each appoint]:
(1)  three members representing [one member who
represents] a diverse cross-section of public transportation
(2)  three members representing [one member who
represents] a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and
(3)  three members representing [one member who
represents] the general public.
(c)  A member serves at the pleasure of the commission
[officer who appointed the member].  A member is not entitled to
compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to
reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in
SECTION 2.  (a)  A member of the public transportation
advisory committee on the effective date of this Act serves at the
pleasure of the Texas Transportation Commission as provided by
Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act,
regardless of the officer who appointed the member.
(b)  Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas Transportation
Commission shall make appointments as authorized by Section
455.004(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, to fill
any vacancies on the public transportation advisory committee
existing on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.