HB3642

The introduced bill proposed only the Billy Machen bridge, Molly Mullens highway and Kevin Ramirez Vasquez highway. The House committee changed the first two names to “Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge” and “Molly Mullens Mile.” None of those three original designations remained in HB3642’s final text. Introduced; House committee text.

Hefner’s adopted House floor amendment expanded the package to 18 designations and added motorcycle-safety and cultural-district signs. It also proposed extending the separate alcohol/drug-collision memorial program’s posting period from two to ten years and requiring donations for certain named-highway marker repairs after ten years. Those two ten-year changes did not survive. Full House amendment; House-passed text.

The Senate substitute retained the motorcycle changes and only four designations: Bosecker, Bell, Hamby-Webb and Eddie Bernice Johnson. It omitted the cultural-district directions and the two ten-year provisions. Conference restored the cultural-district signs but removed the Eddie Bernice Johnson designation, leaving the three listed above. The formal conference-permission resolutions explain that the Johnson provision was unnecessary because SB2790 covering the same subject had passed both chambers. That is a reason for removal from this bill, not evidence that the honor was rejected. Senate amendment packet; conference report and comparison; House resolution; Senate resolution.

Only the Hefner amendment appears in the individual-amendment index; the Senate substitute and conference changes must also be read to follow the outcome. Both chambers adopted the final conference report on June 1. Removed proposals should not be attributed to HB3642’s enacted law, although other bills may separately address them. History; amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Families and communities receive memorial recognition, drivers receive motorcycle-safety messaging, and visitors gain directions to Koreatown and Chinatown. The revised motorcycle eligibility rule excludes some proposed memorials. Donors finance the initial named-highway markers, while TxDOT administers the programs and maintains signs under the applicable provisions. The cultural-direction requirement is separate from the donated-marker condition for the three named highways.

The final fiscal note anticipates no significant state or local fiscal impact and assumes costs can be absorbed with existing resources. It provides no itemized sign price or estimate of tourism benefits. Earlier fiscal notes likewise found no significant state impact despite the changing package. Final fiscal note.

Review boundary: This tracks all enacted provisions and the proposal changes, not current sign installation, donor receipts, a traffic-engineering approval or an audit of every separate memorial bill.