By: White H.B. No. 2745
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study administered by the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles to research the safety and economic impact of in-vehicle
safety devices for motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 750.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 750.004. STUDY OF IN-VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES FOR MOTOR
VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "in-vehicle safety device" means an
in-vehicle device that:
(1) for a motor vehicle, other than an authorized
emergency vehicle, is a self-contained radio receiver that:
(A) detects the approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle, flashes lights to draw the driver's attention,
and receives and plays a unique coded message instructing the
driver; and
(B) detects stationary transmitters warning of
highway conditions and cautionary situations, including school
crossing zones and construction or maintenance work zones, flashes
lights to draw the driver's attention, and receives and plays a
unique coded message instructing the driver;
(2) for an authorized emergency vehicle, is fitted
with a transmitter that activates automatically with the siren and
emergency lighting system of the vehicle to transmit a unique
emergency message to devices described by Subdivision (1) in the
vicinity; and
(3) is powered by a rechargeable battery and a solar
cell.
(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall conduct a
study to research the safety and economic impact of in-vehicle
safety devices for motor vehicles.
(c) This section expires, January 1, 2015.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2014, the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles shall deliver a report to each house of
the legislature on the information collected under section 750.004,
Transportation Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.