84R9156 JRR-F
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1715
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles:
(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using
visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and
547.702;
(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized
by Section 547.305(d); [and]
(3) a vehicle operated by or for the Texas Department
of Transportation, a county, a municipality, or a toll project
entity, as defined by Section 372.001, [vehicle] not separated from
the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device and using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105; and
(4) a stationary vehicle operated by or for the Texas
Department of Transportation, a county, a municipality, or a toll
project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, assisting a stranded
driver or a disabled vehicle and using visual signals that comply
with the standards and specifications adopted under Section
547.105.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.