88(R) HB 2242 - House Committee Report version

Relating to the use of dynamic message signs for the Keep 'Em Safe Texas Gun Storage Campaign.



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the use of dynamic message signs for the Keep 'Em Safe
	Texas Gun Storage Campaign.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Section 201.625 to read as follows:
	Sec. 201.625. KEEP 'EM SAFE TEXAS GUN STORAGE CAMPAIGN. (a)
	The department, in consultation with the Department of Public
	Safety, shall establish and implement a plan for providing relevant
	information to the public regarding the safe storage of firearms
	for the Department of Public Safety's Keep 'Em Safe Texas Gun
	Storage Campaign using an existing system of dynamic message signs
	located across the state.
	(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department is not
	required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs to
	provide the information described by Subsection (a) if the
	department receives notice from the United States Department of
	Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of the
	signs would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other
	punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with
	federal laws, regulations, or policies.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

88(R) HB 2242 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text