By: Watson S.B. No. 1918
(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2015; March 25, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 30, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
Nays 0; April 30, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 547, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 547.306 to read as follows:
Sec. 547.306. LED GROUND EFFECT LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON
MOTORCYCLE. (a) In this section, "LED ground effect lighting
equipment" means light emitting diode (LED) technology that is
attached to the underbody of a motorcycle for the purpose of
illuminating:
(1) the body of the motorcycle; or
(2) the ground below the motorcycle.
(b) A person may operate a motorcycle equipped with LED
ground effect lighting that emits a non-flashing amber or white
light.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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