89R6321 DNC-D     By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 2012       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking   lot vendors and solicitors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of   a county with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county   with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county   with a population of more than four million by order may regulate   the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur   on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway   or road, or in a parking lot:                (1)  the sale of items by a vendor of food or   merchandise, including live animals;                (2)  the erection, maintenance, or placement of a   structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live   animals; and                (3)  the solicitation of money.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.