S.B. No. 995         AN ACT   relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing   an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 623.051(d), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  Before exercising any right under a contract under this   section, a person must execute with a corporate surety authorized   to do business in this state a surety bond in an amount determined   by the commission to compensate for the cost of maintenance and   repairs as provided by this section. The bond must be approved by   the Texas Department of Transportation [comptroller and the   attorney general] and must be conditioned on the person fulfilling   the obligations of the contract.          SECTION 2.  Section 623.052(b), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Before a person may operate a vehicle under this   section, the person must:                (1)  contract with the Texas Department of   Transportation to indemnify the Texas Department of Transportation   for the cost of the maintenance and repair for damage caused by a   vehicle crossing that part of the highway; and                (2)  execute an adequate surety bond to compensate for   the cost of maintenance and repair, approved by the Texas   Department of Transportation [comptroller and the attorney   general], with a corporate surety authorized to do business in this   state, conditioned on the person fulfilling each obligation of the   agreement.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   the approval of a surety bond on or after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the Senate on   March 26, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the House on   May 22, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 130, Nays 13, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor