H.B. No. 1557 amends the Transportation Code to establish requirements for toll project entities regarding discount programs for electronic toll collection customers, particularly focusing on veterans. The bill mandates that these entities shall establish a discount program and specifies that the program must include free use of the toll project for electronic toll collection customers whose vehicles are registered under certain sections. Additionally, it allows for free or discounted use for other electronic toll collection customers, including those with vehicles registered under Section 504.202. The bill also addresses the issuance of transponders for participants in the waiver program, stating that a toll project entity may limit the number of transponders to no more than two, but must allow for one additional transponder in cases of demonstrated hardship. This legislation is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Transportation Code 372.053 (Transportation Code 372)
House Committee Report: Transportation Code 372.053 (Transportation Code 372)
Engrossed: Transportation Code 372.053 (Transportation Code 372)