84R1705 AAF-D
By: Johnson H.B. No. 2575
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing awareness of the danger of leaving a child in
a motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.623. UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES
AWARENESS. (a) Using existing resources, the department shall
establish a plan to increase public awareness of the danger of
leaving a child unattended in a closed motor vehicle during hot or
sunny weather through an existing system of dynamic message signs
to be activated on days when the outdoor temperature exceeds 85
degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) The department may confer and cooperate with the
Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of
Public Safety of the State of Texas to establish the plan under
Subsection (a).
(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.