SB1423

The act directs the Texas Department of Transportation to provide designation markers at each end and appropriate intermediate locations, subject to the existing requirement that a grant or donation cover design, construction and erection costs. It also states an intent to renumber the added code provision if needed to avoid duplicate section numbers. It authorizes a designation and markers, not a new highway or expansion project. Final law; Marker funding and maintenance rules.

The House removed an express exception to the general personal-name restriction. The introduced, Senate committee, Senate-passed and House committee versions began the designation with “Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c).” The sole indexed floor amendment, offered by Representative Dean and adopted May 20, deleted that phrase; the deletion survived Senate concurrence and appears in the final act. Section 225.001(c) says a personal highway designation is for a deceased person significant in state history or Texans’ lives. The final act still states this particular designation, but no longer contains the express override. This briefing does not treat the bill as a general repeal of that restriction or determine the honoree’s eligibility under it. Adopted amendment; Amendment index; General naming restriction; Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Version 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.

The act provides a local honorary designation rather than a transportation-capacity improvement. Initial markers depend on the required grant or donation; the general law assigns marker repair, replacement and grounds maintenance to the department and permits maintenance donations. This review does not establish that signage funding has been received, that markers are installed, or how the naming restriction has been applied in practice. Final law; General marker rules; General naming restriction.

The May 21 House-passed fiscal note anticipates no significant state fiscal impact, assumes costs can be absorbed with existing resources, and anticipates no local-government fiscal impact. The April 17 introduced note reaches the same conclusion. These estimates do not supply an installation price or make an appropriation. House-passed fiscal note; Introduced fiscal note.