83R25292 SLB-D
By: Phillips H.B. No. 3838
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3838:
By: Pickett C.S.H.B. No. 3838
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Malorie's Law.
SECTION 2. Section 545.416(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) An operator may not carry another person on the
motorcycle, and a person who is not operating the motorcycle may not
ride on the motorcycle, unless the motorcycle is:
(1) designed to carry more than one person; and
(2) equipped with footrests and handholds for use by
the passenger.
SECTION 3. Effective January 1, 2015, Subchapter K, Chapter
547, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 547.617 to
read as follows:
Sec. 547.617. MOTORCYCLE FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED.
A motorcycle that is designed to carry more than one person must be
equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.
SECTION 4. Section 662.002(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The program:
(1) shall contain information regarding operating a
motorcycle while carrying a passenger; and
(2) may [shall] include curricula developed by the
Motorcycle Safety Foundation.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.