HB 5376

relating to the authority of a municipality to restrict the use of
toll roads by certain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Tiffany's Law.
SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 545.0651, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 545.0651.  STATE AND MUNICIPAL RESTRICTION ON USE OF
SECTION 3.  Section 545.0651(a), Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3)  "Toll project" has the meaning assigned by Section
SECTION 4.  Section 545.0651, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection
(b)  The commission by order may restrict, by class of
vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a
highway.  If the lanes to be restricted by the commission are
located within a municipality, the commission shall consult with
the municipality before adopting an order under this section.
(b-1)  A municipality by ordinance may:
(1)  restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to
two or more designated lanes of a highway in the municipality; and
(2)  prohibit, by class of vehicle, the use of a toll
(c)  An order under Subsection (b) or an ordinance under
Subsection (b-1)(1) [(b)] must allow a restricted vehicle to use
any lane of the highway to pass another vehicle and to enter and
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.