Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2790: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.276 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 225.276.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) ] [ADDED: The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties between ] [ADDED: its intersection with U.S. Highway 287 and its intersection with ] [ADDED: Interstate Highway 20 is designated as the Eddie Bernice Johnson ] [ADDED: Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other ] [ADDED: designation.] [ADDED: (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: design and construct markers indicating the ] [ADDED: designation as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway and any ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: erect a marker at each end of the highway and at ] [ADDED: appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.] SECTION 2. It is the intention 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the …
Sponsors
- Royce West (D, SD-023) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Eckhardt (D, SD-014)
- Toni Rose (D, HD-110)
- John Smithee (R, HD-086)
- Senfronia Thompson (D, HD-141)
- Rafael Anchia (D, HD-103)
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092)
- Rhetta Bowers (D, HD-113)
- John Bryant (D, HD-114)
- Charles Cunningham (R, HD-127)
- Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3832)
- : Passed
Votes
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3832 (May 28, 2025): 141 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, DALLAS COUNTY, SIGNS, Highways, ELLIS COUNTY, EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (S79BW)
Common questions
- What is SB2790?
- SB2790 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
- What does SB2790 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
- What is the status of SB2790?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2790?
- Royce West (D, SD-023), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2790?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02790
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