H.B. No. 3642         AN ACT   relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system   as memorial highways, to certain memorial markers on certain   highways, and to the installation of highway signs for certain   cultural attractions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 201.911, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  In this section, "victim" means a person killed in a   highway collision while operating or riding on a motorcycle. The   term does not include a person who was under the influence of   alcohol or a controlled substance at the time of the collision.          (c)  A sign designed and posted under this section shall   include:                (1)  a motorcyclist safety message selected from the   options provided by commission rule under Subsection (c-1) [red   cross];                (2)  the phrase "In Memory Of" and the name of one or   more victims in accordance with the commission rule; and                (3)  the date of the collision that resulted in the   victim's death.          (c-1)  The commission by rule shall develop motorcyclist   safety messages that may be used on the memorial signs under this   section.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Sections 225.243, 225.244, and 225.245 to read   as follows:          Sec. 225.243.  DEPUTY SHERIFF DAVID BOSECKER MEMORIAL   HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 183 in Eastland County   between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2526 and its   intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2731 is designated as the   Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway. The designation is   in addition to any other designation.          (b)  Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:                (1)  design and construct markers indicating the   designation as the Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway   and any other appropriate information; and                (2)  erect a marker at each end of the highway and at   appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.          Sec. 225.244.  CECIL AND DOROTHY BELL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)   The portion of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties   between its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 and its intersection   with the western municipal limits of Oakwood is designated as the   Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway. The designation is in   addition to any other designation.          (b)  Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:                (1)  design and construct markers indicating the   designation as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway and any   other appropriate information; and                (2)  erect a marker at each end of the highway and at   appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.          Sec. 225.245.  HAMBY-WEBB MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The   portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County between its   intersection with the western Panola County line and its   intersection with the western municipal boundary of Carthage is   designated as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway. The designation is   in addition to any other designation.          (b)  Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:                (1)  design and construct markers indicating the   designation as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway and any other   appropriate information; and                (2)  erect a marker at each end of the highway and at   appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.          SECTION 3.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas   Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section   201.911(c-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  Notwithstanding Section 201.911, Transportation Code,   as amended by this Act, the Texas Department of Transportation is   not required to comply with the changes in law made by this Act to   that section before March 1, 2026.          SECTION 4.  (a) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section   and not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of   Transportation shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road   users to the Koreatown District in the Northwest Dallas   neighborhood of Dallas from the following routes:                (1)  the exits for Royal Lane from northbound and   southbound Interstate Highway 35E; and                (2)  the exits for Luna Road from eastbound and   westbound Interstate Highway 635.          (b)  Subject to Subsection (c) of this section and not later   than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation   shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road users to the   Chinatown District in Richardson from the following routes:                (1)  the exits for Arapaho Road from northbound and   southbound U.S. Highway 75; and                (2)  the exits for Belt Line Road and Main Street from   northbound and southbound U.S. Highway 75.          (c)  A sign erected under this section may not violate the   Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Manual on   Uniform Traffic Control Devices issued by the United States   Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.          SECTION 5.  It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered   to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the House on May   15, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to   H.B. No. 3642 on May 30, 2025, and requested the appointment of a   conference committee to consider the differences between the two   houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report   on H.B. No. 3642 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 135,   Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference   committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and   that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.   3642 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor