HB 359 — Axle weight limitations

90R64 JRR-F By: Guillen H.B. No. 359 relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.

SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: (b-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)(1) and (2), a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is transporting aggregates, as defined by Section 28A.001, Water Code, over a highway or road of this state may operate at an axle weight that is not heavier than the weight equal to the maximum allowable axle weight provided by those subsections plus a tolerance allowance of 15 percent of that allowable weight, provided that the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is not heavier than the maximum gross weight authorized for the roadway on which the vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated.

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.