TX SB2770

Requires at least one member of the Texas Transportation Commission to have experience as a frequent transit user, bicycle or pedestrian commuter, or as a person with a disability affecting their transportation system use

Removes language stating commission appointments should be made "without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin" while retaining the requirement that appointments reflect the diversity of the state's population

Mandates the Texas Department of Transportation develop and implement an equitable decision-making policy for transportation planning that analyzes demographic representation across metropolitan planning organizations, department leadership, the commission, and governing bodies of toll authorities, transit authorities, and port authorities

Requires analysis of public participation in planning processes to ensure people of all races, ethnicities, genders, abilities, socio-economic statuses, languages, and geographic locations are successfully participating

Directs the department to establish guidelines for achieving equitable representation, including proposing new agreements and bylaws, improving public processes, adopting proportional voting systems based on residential populations for metropolitan planning organizations, and including people with disabilities in decision-making

Effective date: September 1, 2021