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9. • Action Items / OrdinancesCity of Coppell (Dallas County)
Consider approval of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Traffic
Presented in: City of Coppell City Council on 2025 on 2025-07-22
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider approval of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Traffic”
WM
Wes Mays
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JW
Jim Walker
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BH
Brianna Hinojosa-Smith
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DC
Don Carroll
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KN
Kevin Nevels
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RP
Ramesh Premkumar
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Biju Mathew
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
MH
Mark Hill
Councilmember, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
9. Consider approval of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Traffic Regulations, Article 8-6, section 8-6-1, Definitions; amending Protective Head Wear, Chapter 8, Traffic Regulations, by adding a new definition, “E-Bicycle”; and amending section 8-6-2 “Bicycle Helmet Required”, to include new terms to subsections A, B, and D(1), as well as, amending
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).