HB 192 — Regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lo

90R4115 CXP-D By: Holt H.B. No. 192 relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.

SECTION 1. Section 285.001, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a-1) [ with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million ] by order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot: (1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; (2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; and (3) the solicitation of money. (a-1) Subsection (a) applies only to a county: (1) with a population of more than 1.3 million; (2) with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million; (3) with a population of less than 400,000 that contains a portion of Interstate Highway 69 and that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million; or (4) with a population of less than 50,000 that contains a portion of the Sam Houston National Forest.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.