By: Pickett (Senate Sponsor - RodrÃguez) H.B. No. 1791
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;
May 2, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 2, 2017, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 2, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain
distance between vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.062, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) An operator of a vehicle equipped with a connected
braking system that is following another vehicle equipped with that
system may be assisted by the system to maintain an assured clear
distance or sufficient space as required by this section. In this
subsection, "connected braking system" means a system by which the
braking of one vehicle is electronically coordinated with the
braking system of a following vehicle.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.
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