S.B. No. 487
AN ACT
relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway
vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subdivisions (1) and (37), Section 502.001,
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
is:
(A) equipped with a seat or seats [saddle] for
the use of:
(i) the rider; and
(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is
designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
(B) designed to propel itself with three or more
tires in contact with the ground;
(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
use; [and]
(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
for farming or lawn care; and
(E) not more than 50 inches wide.
(37) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a motor
vehicle that is:
(A) equipped with a [non-straddle] seat or seats
for the use of:
(i) the rider; and
(ii) a passenger or passengers, if the
vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger or
passengers;
(B) designed to propel itself with four or more
tires in contact with the ground;
(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
use by the operator only; and
(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
for farming or lawn care.
SECTION 2. Subdivision (1), Section 663.001,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
is:
(A) equipped with a seat or seats [saddle] for
the use of:
(i) the rider; and
(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is
designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
(B) designed to propel itself with three or four
tires in contact with the ground;
(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
use by the operator only; [and]
(D) not designed by the manufacturer for farming
or lawn care; and
(E) not more than 50 inches wide.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 487 passed the Senate on
April 4, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 487 passed the House on
May 8, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor