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  89R8372 MZM-D     By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 4316       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or   restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 251, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 251.162 to read as follows:           Sec.   251.162.     PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES   OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The commissioners court of a county   may not:                 (1)     prohibit the use of a certain mode of   transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on   that roadway under or as required by state law; or                 (2)     impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of   transportation on a roadway.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 311, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 311.905 to read as follows:           Sec.   311.905.     PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN MODES   OF TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED. The governing body of a municipality   may not:                 (1)     prohibit the use of a certain mode of   transportation on a roadway that is not otherwise prohibited on   that roadway under or as required by state law; or                 (2)     impose a fine for the use of a certain mode of   transportation on a roadway.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.