Bill > HJR58

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to modify how money in the state highway fund can be used, specifically allowing funds to be spent on constructing and maintaining transit-oriented projects. Currently, revenues from motor vehicle registration fees and motor fuel taxes are primarily restricted to roadway-related expenses like acquiring rights-of-way, constructing and maintaining public roadways, and traffic safety administration. The amendment would expand this use to include transit projects, with a temporary provision specifying that these changes would only apply to state fiscal biennia beginning on or after September 1, 2027. The proposed amendment would be submitted to Texas voters in a November 4, 2025 election, with the ballot language asking voters to approve "the constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects." The resolution maintains existing provisions about allocating one-fourth of motor fuel tax revenue to the Available School Fund and ensures counties retain their current levels of motor vehicle registration fee revenues.

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