HB 3642 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

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.

HB 3642 designates three specific highway segments as memorial highways in Texas: U.S. Highway 183 in Eastland County as the Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway, U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway, and State Highway 315 in Panola County as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install markers at both ends and key intermediate points along each designated highway segment. These markers will display the memorial name, the phrase "In Memory Of," and the names of the honorees. The legislation, signed into law on June 20, 2025, and effective September 1, 2025, is a commemorative measure honoring specific individuals through highway naming.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was updated from its Engrossed version to the final Enrolled version, which includes significant substantive changes to memorial highway designations, sign requirements, and new provisions for directing drivers to cultural districts. The Enrolled version adds specific memorial highways for law enforcement officers, modifies sign replacement timelines, and includes new requirements for directing traffic to Koreatown and Chinatown districts.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from primarily memorial highway designations to include new provisions for directing drivers to cultural districts in Dallas and Richardson, and added specific memorial highways for Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker, Cecil and Dorothy Bell, and Hamby-Webb.

SCOPE

Added new memorial highway designations for Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker, Cecil and Dorothy Bell, and Hamby-Webb.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for erecting and maintaining highway signs directing drivers to Koreatown District in Dallas and Chinatown District in Richardson by September 1, 2026.

Modified sign replacement requirements to allow signs to remain posted for two years instead of ten years, with updated procedures for damaged sign replacement.

TIMELINE

Added implementation timeline requiring Texas Transportation Commission to adopt rules by December 1, 2025, and TxDOT to erect new signs by September 1, 2026.

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'victim' to exclude persons under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances at the time of collision.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill formatting and numbering from Engrossed to Enrolled version, including removal of draft annotations and addition of final certification language.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 28, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was significantly expanded from its original version, adding numerous new memorial highway designations and updating related Transportation Code sections to include new memorial sign requirements and maintenance rules. The changes add 18 new memorial designations for highways, bridges, and routes honoring various public servants and community members, while also clarifying sign replacement procedures and timelines.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded substantially from three memorial designations to eighteen, adding new memorials for Lieutenant Milton Resendez, Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker, Sergeant Mark Butler, Corporal Speedy Espericueta, Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek, Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton, Cecil and Dorothy Bell, First Responders Memorial Loop, Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua, Hamby-Webb, Muckleroy Family, Bob Cornett Parkway, and Bill Stoudt Parkway.

SCOPE

Added 15 new memorial highway and route designations to honor public servants and community members, expanding the original three memorials to include Lieutenant Milton Resendez, Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker, Sergeant Mark Butler, Corporal Speedy Espericueta, Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek, Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton, Cecil and Dorothy Bell, First Responders Memorial Loop, Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua, Hamby-Webb, Muckleroy Family, Bob Cornett Parkway, and Bill Stoudt Parkway.

REQUIREMENT

Updated Transportation Code Section 201.911 to add requirements for motorcyclist memorial signs, including safety messages, 'In Memory Of' phrases, victim names, and collision dates.

Modified Transportation Code Section 225.021 to add restrictions on marker repair and replacement after 10 years unless grant or donation funds are provided.

Added new provisions requiring Texas Transportation Commission to adopt rules for motorcyclist safety messages on memorial signs by December 1, 2025.

Added new requirements for erecting and maintaining highway signs guiding drivers to Koreatown District in Dallas and Chinatown District in Richardson by September 1, 2026.

TIMELINE

Extended compliance timeline for certain Transportation Code amendments to March 1, 2026, allowing Texas Department of Transportation additional time to implement changes.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Jun 20, 2025

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Jun 2, 2025

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Jun 2, 2025

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Jun 1, 2025

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Jun 1, 2025

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House adopts conference committee report

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May 30, 2025

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House requests conference committee-reported

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May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

House requests conference committee

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May 30, 2025

Introduced

House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

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May 29, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

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May 29, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

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May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

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May 28, 2025

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May 23, 2025

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Committee report printed and distributed

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May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

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May 23, 2025

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Vote taken in committee

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May 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

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May 16, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

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May 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

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May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

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May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

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May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

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May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

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May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

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May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

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May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

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Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

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Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors