88R311 JRR-F     By: Smith H.B. No. 2739       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on   a state highway or farm or ranch road at a weight that exceeds the   maximum weight authorized for the road; imposing a criminal   penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 621.102, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not   operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a road for which the   executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation has   set a maximum weight under this section if the weight of the vehicle   or combination of vehicles exceeds the maximum weight set by the   executive director.          SECTION 2.  Section 621.506(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles in   violation of Section 621.101, 621.102, 622.012, 622.031, 622.041,   622.0435, 622.051, 622.061, 622.133, 622.953, or 623.162; or                (2)  loads a vehicle or causes a vehicle to be loaded in   violation of Section 621.503.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.