HB3731 - Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to establish standards of uniform cargo liability, uniform bills of lading or receipts, and uniform cargo credit.

  89R13722 GP-D     By: Martinez H.B. No. 3731       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to   establish standards of uniform cargo liability, uniform bills of   lading or receipts, and uniform cargo credit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 643.152, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 643.152.  [ VOLUNTARY ] STANDARDS.  The department shall   [ may ] establish [ voluntary ] standards for uniform cargo liability,   uniform bills of lading or receipts for cargo being transported,   and uniform cargo credit. A standard adopted under this section   must :                 (1)   be consistent with Subtitle IV, Title 49, United   States Code, or a regulation adopted under that law ; and                 (2)     include minimum cargo liability of $0.60 per   pound, per item .          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt   rules required by Section 643.152, Transportation Code, as amended   by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.