HB 303 — Regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lo
This bill covers regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
This bill covers regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
Author: Holt. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.”
Subjects: County Government--General (I0096), Health--General (I0385), Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road (I0860). Council document: see the Legislature history page.
Full bill text (Introduced)
Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 303 · Bill text (HTML).
90R1738 DNC-D By: Holt H.B. No. 303 relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county with a population of either more than 600,000 or more than 90,000 and less than 300,000 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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.
Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 303; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.