Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway, the official text

S.B. No. 995

AN ACT

relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing

an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.

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

SECTION 1. Section 623.051(d), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) Before exercising any right under a contract under this

section, a person must execute with a corporate surety authorized

to do business in this state a surety bond in an amount determined

by the commission to compensate for the cost of maintenance and

repairs as provided by this section. The bond must be approved by

the Texas Department of Transportation [comptroller and the

attorney general] and must be conditioned on the person fulfilling

the obligations of the contract.

SECTION 2. Section 623.052(b), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Before a person may operate a vehicle under this

section, the person must:

(1) contract with the Texas Department of

Transportation to indemnify the Texas Department of Transportation

for the cost of the maintenance and repair for damage caused by a

vehicle crossing that part of the highway; and

(2) execute an adequate surety bond to compensate for

the cost of maintenance and repair, approved by the Texas

Department of Transportation [comptroller and the attorney

general], with a corporate surety authorized to do business in this

state, conditioned on the person fulfilling each obligation of the

agreement.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

the approval of a surety bond on or after the effective date of this

Act.

SECTION 4. 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, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the Senate on

March 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the House on

May 22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 13, two

present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor