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| 1 | 1 | 82R20728 JAM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Veasey H.B. No. 641 | |
| 3 | 3 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 641: | |
| 4 | 4 | By: Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 641 | |
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to insurance requirements for certain contract carriers. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 644.054(b), Transportation Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (b) The department shall adopt rules regulating the | |
| 14 | 14 | operation of a contract carrier to which this section applies. The | |
| 15 | 15 | rules must: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) prohibit a person from operating a vehicle for | |
| 17 | 17 | more than 12 hours in a day; | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) require a person who operates a vehicle for the | |
| 19 | 19 | number of consecutive hours or days the department determines is | |
| 20 | 20 | excessive to rest for a period determined by the department; | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) require a contract carrier to keep a record of all | |
| 22 | 22 | hours a vehicle subject to regulation under this section is | |
| 23 | 23 | operated; | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) require a contract carrier to perform alcohol and | |
| 25 | 25 | drug testing of vehicle operators on employment, on suspicion of | |
| 26 | 26 | alcohol or drug abuse, and periodically as determined by the | |
| 27 | 27 | department; | |
| 28 | 28 | (5) require a contract carrier, at a minimum, to | |
| 29 | 29 | maintain liability insurance in the amount of $3 [$1.5] million for | |
| 30 | 30 | each vehicle; and | |
| 31 | 31 | (6) be determined by the department to be necessary to | |
| 32 | 32 | protect the safety of a passenger being transported or the general | |
| 33 | 33 | public. | |
| 34 | 34 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |