85R5268 JAM-D
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 1611
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of warning devices by stationary authorized
emergency vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 546, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 546.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 546.008. USE OF WARNING DEVICES BY STATIONARY
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. The department shall:
(1) develop best practices for the use of road flares,
fusees, emergency reflectors, or other safety equipment by a
stationary authorized emergency vehicle responding to an incident
on a highway; and
(2) provide training materials regarding the
information developed under Subdivision (1) to operators of
authorized emergency vehicles.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.