81R9830 JSC-D
By: Howard of Fort Bend H.B. No. 2482
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of emergency lighting on the personal
vehicle of a reserve peace officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 547.305, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
follows:
(d) A vehicle may be equipped with alternately flashing
lighting equipment described by Section 547.701 or 547.702 only if
the vehicle is:
(1) a school bus;
(2) an authorized emergency vehicle;
(3) a personal vehicle of a reserve peace officer;
(4) a church bus that has the words "church bus"
printed on the front and rear of the bus so as to be clearly
discernable to other vehicle operators;
(5) [(4)] a tow truck while under the direction of a
law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or while hooking
up to a disabled vehicle on a roadway; or
(6) [(5)] a tow truck with a mounted light bar which
has turn signals and stop lamps in addition to those required by
Sections 547.322, 547.323, and 547.324[, Transportation Code].
(d-1) A reserve peace officer whose vehicle is equipped with
alternately flashing lighting equipment under Subsection (d) may
use that lighting equipment only when the reserve peace officer is
performing official duties as a reserve peace officer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.