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      By: Birdwell S.B. No. 2200     (LaHood)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a prohibition on the operation or movement of certain   overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials under certain   circumstances; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 621, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 621.512 to read as follows:           Sec.   621.512.     OPERATION OR MOVEMENT OF CERTAIN OVERWEIGHT   VEHICLES TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROHIBITED UNDER CERTAIN   CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person   operates or moves an overweight vehicle described by Subsection (b)   on a public highway:                 (1)     that is not included in the route designated under   the permit under which the vehicle is operating; or                 (2)     without a permit authorizing the movement of the   vehicle and the vehicle exceeds the maximum gross weight authorized   for the vehicle by at least five percent.           (b)     Subsection (a) applies only to an overweight vehicle   with at least three axles that is transporting in a cargo tank   hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by a   regulation issued under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act   (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.).           (c)     An offense under this section is a felony of the second   degree.           (d)     It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an   offense under this section that, at the time of the offense, the   vehicle was being operated or moved under the immediate direction   of a law enforcement agency.           (e)     It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an   offense under Subsection (a)(1) that, at the time of the offense,   the vehicle was being operated or moved in compliance with a permit   authorizing the movement of the vehicle issued by the department or   a political subdivision of this state.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.