Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways, to certain memorial markers on certain highways, and to the installation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions, the official text

H.B. No. 3642

AN ACT

relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system

as memorial highways, to certain memorial markers on certain

highways, and to the installation of highway signs for certain

cultural attractions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 201.911, Transportation Code, is amended

by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to

read as follows:

(a) In this section, "victim" means a person killed in a

highway collision while operating or riding on a motorcycle. The

term does not include a person who was under the influence of

alcohol or a controlled substance at the time of the collision.

(c) A sign designed and posted under this section shall

include:

(1) a motorcyclist safety message selected from the

options provided by commission rule under Subsection (c-1) [red

cross];

(2) the phrase "In Memory Of" and the name of one or

more victims in accordance with the commission rule; and

(3) the date of the collision that resulted in the

victim's death.

(c-1) The commission by rule shall develop motorcyclist

safety messages that may be used on the memorial signs under this

section.

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Sections 225.243, 225.244, and 225.245 to read

as follows:

Sec. 225.243. DEPUTY SHERIFF DAVID BOSECKER MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 183 in Eastland County

between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2526 and its

intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2731 is designated as the

Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway. The designation is

in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway

and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

Sec. 225.244. CECIL AND DOROTHY BELL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)

The portion of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties

between its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 and its intersection

with the western municipal limits of Oakwood is designated as the

Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway. The designation is in

addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway and any

other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

Sec. 225.245. HAMBY-WEBB MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The

portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County between its

intersection with the western Panola County line and its

intersection with the western municipal boundary of Carthage is

designated as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway. The designation is

in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway and any other

appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas

Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section

201.911(c-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 201.911, Transportation Code,

as amended by this Act, the Texas Department of Transportation is

not required to comply with the changes in law made by this Act to

that section before March 1, 2026.

SECTION 4. (a) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section

and not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of

Transportation shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road

users to the Koreatown District in the Northwest Dallas

neighborhood of Dallas from the following routes:

(1) the exits for Royal Lane from northbound and

southbound Interstate Highway 35E; and

(2) the exits for Luna Road from eastbound and

westbound Interstate Highway 635.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section and not later

than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation

shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road users to the

Chinatown District in Richardson from the following routes:

(1) the exits for Arapaho Road from northbound and

southbound U.S. Highway 75; and

(2) the exits for Belt Line Road and Main Street from

northbound and southbound U.S. Highway 75.

(c) A sign erected under this section may not violate the

Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Manual on

Uniform Traffic Control Devices issued by the United States

Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

SECTION 5. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered

to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation.

SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the House on May

15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to

H.B. No. 3642 on May 30, 2025, and requested the appointment of a

conference committee to consider the differences between the two

houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report

on H.B. No. 3642 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135,

Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference

committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and

that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.

3642 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

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Governor