84R6736 AAF-F
By: Murphy H.B. No. 936
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 551.301, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 551.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
"neighborhood electric vehicle" means a vehicle used for
recreational or commercial purposes that can attain a maximum speed
of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies
with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section
571.500).
SECTION 2. Section 551.304(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) An operator may operate a neighborhood electric
vehicle:
(1) in a master planned community:
(A) that has in place a uniform set of
restrictive covenants; and
(B) for which a county or municipality has
approved a plat;
(2) on a public or private beach; or
(3) on a public highway for which the posted speed
limit is not more than 35 miles per hour[, if the neighborhood
electric vehicle is operated:
[(A) during the daytime; and
[(B) not more than two miles from the location
where the neighborhood electric vehicle is usually parked and for
transportation to or from a golf course].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.